SVP/CFO William James Walker IV bought 100 AUBN shares at $19.91; cluster buy with 3 other insiders in 14 days.
Walker William James IV, the SVP/CFO, purchased 100 shares of Auburn National Bancorporation at $19.91 on 2025-04-29, increasing his holdings by 33.3% from 300 to 400 shares. This buy occurs as part of a cluster pattern, with 3 other insiders also purchasing shares within the past 14 days, suggesting coordinated or at least simultaneous conviction among management. However, the stock has declined 7.9% over the past 30 days and 7.0% over the past 90 days, trading 19.0% below its 52-week high. Looking at Walker's prior three purchases at AUBN, his timing record is mixed: two of the three prior buys showed near-term gains (26.2% and 1.3% at 30 days), but only one achieved positive returns by the 90-day mark, while the other two resulted in losses, suggesting execution outcomes at this ticker have been inconsistent. The small purchase size ($2.0K absolute value) and the company's modest growth trajectory (1.8% annual revenue growth) and valuation (P/E 11.85) provide limited momentum context for the transaction.
CFO Walker buys 100 AUBN shares at $23.60, raising stake 50% to 300 shares post-transaction.
CFO William James Walker IV purchased 100 shares of Auburn National Bancorporation at $23.60 on 2024-11-27, increasing his holdings by 50.0% from 200 to 300 shares. His prior two purchases at this ticker show mixed timing outcomes: a May 2024 buy declined -2.9% over 30 days, while an August 2024 buy appreciated +26.2% over the same window, with his cross-ticker track record averaging +11.6% over 30 days across two prior open-market buys. The stock currently trades at $23.60, near its 52-week high of $24.35 (down 3.1%), having gained 9.2% over 30 days and 27.6% over 90 days. Auburn's fundamentals show compressed profitability metrics: P/E of 98.33 on net income of $1.7M against quarterly revenue of $154.0K and minimal annual growth of +0.8%, suggesting the recent price momentum may be outpacing underlying earnings expansion.
CFO William James Walker IV doubles AUBN stake to 200 shares at $18.45; stock now -17.0% from 52-week high.
Walker, SVP/CFO of Auburn National Bancorporation, purchased 100 shares at $18.45 on 2024-08-28, doubling his holdings from 100 to 200 shares. His prior buy at this ticker (2024-05-29) delivered 90-day returns of -3.4%, and his cross-ticker track record shows a 0.00% win rate across buys over the 90-day horizon, with an average 90d return of -3.4%. The stock currently trades at $18.48, down 17.0% from its 52-week high of $22.26 and off 3.8% over the past 90 days. The company's fundamentals show modest growth (annual revenue growth of +0.8%) and a notably elevated P/E of 108.71, reflecting thin profitability relative to valuation.
