COO Michelle Karas buys 635 FKYS shares at $19.00; hold rises 303% to 844 shares.
Michelle M. Karas, SVP & COO of First Keystone Corp, purchased 635 shares at $19.00 on 2026-05-26 in an open-market transaction valued at $12,065.00. This purchase increased her holdings to 844 shares, a 303.0% increase from her pre-transaction level of 209 shares. The stock currently trades at $17.85, down 10.8% from its 52-week high of $20.00 and down 6.0% over the preceding 30 days. Karas' cross-ticker track record shows 1 prior open-market buy with an average 90-day return of -5.1%, and her single prior trade at FKYS (a buy on 2025-08-21) also produced a 90-day return of -5.1%, representing zero well-timed buys at the 90-day mark. The company's fundamentals show a P/E of 15.94 and net income of $1,959,000.00.
SVP & COO Michelle M. Karas buys 200 shares of FKYS at $17.50 on 2025-08-21 (first purchase)
Karas executed her first share purchase in First Keystone Corp at $17.50, accumulating 200 shares worth $3,500.00 from zero prior holdings. The transaction occurred when the stock was trading $17.21 (current), down 14.0% from its 52-week high of $20.00 and declining 7.0% over the prior 30 days despite a 14.9% gain over 90 days. Company fundamentals present a contrasting signal: while the P/E stands at 13.77 with a market cap of $107,025,221.01 and current net income of $2,914,000.00, the company was unprofitable over its most recent full fiscal year. A new officer's inaugural investment warrants monitoring to assess whether this represents a change in confidence or routine executive positioning.
