InsiderPulse| Trade Date | Filed | Owner | Role | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Owned After | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | 2026-03-06 | Cummings George W. III | Director | Sale | 11.0K | $27.60 | $304K | 317.8K | View ↗ | |
| 2026-03-03 | 2026-03-04 | Cummings George W. III | Director | Sale | 9,800 | $27.42 | $269K | 328.8K | View ↗ | |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-04 | Cummings George W. III | Director | Sale | 200 | $27.80 | $6K | 338.6K | View ↗ | |
| 2026-02-25 | 2026-02-27 | Cummings George W. III | Director | Sale | 20.0K | $28.00 | $560K | 338.8K | View ↗ | |
| 2026-02-10 | 2026-02-12 | MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H. JR. | Director | Purchase | 120 | $29.56 | $4K | 93.1K | View ↗ |
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest and Fees on Loans | $419.2M+11.9% | $374.6M+15.8% | $323.3M+48.3% | $218.0M+39.1% | $156.8M |
| Interest and Dividends on Non-taxable Securities | $6.9M+61.5% | $4.3M-1.7% | $4.3M+5.1% | $4.1M-3.3% | $4.3M |
| Interest and Dividends on Taxable Securities | $22.1M+5.4% | $21.0M+33.0% | $15.8M+27.6% | $12.4M+33.8% | $9.2M |
| Interest on Federal Funds Sold and Due From Banks | $16.8M+12.4% | $14.9M+51.4% | $9.9M+525.4% | $1.6M+1143.3% | $127K |
| Total Interest Income | $465.0M+12.1% | $414.8M+17.4% | $353.3M+49.6% | $236.1M+38.5% | $170.4M |
| Interest on Deposits | $168.9M+2.3% | $165.1M+54.4% | $106.9M+337.9% | $24.4M+100.4% | $12.2M |
| Interest on Borrowings | $22.9M+2.9% | $22.3M-28.8% | $31.3M+158.1% | $12.1M+177.4% | $4.4M |
| Total Interest Expense | $191.8M+2.4% | $187.4M+35.6% | $138.2M+278.2% | $36.5M+120.7% | $16.6M |
| Net Interest Income | $273.2M+20.1% | $227.4M+5.7% | $215.1M+7.8% | $199.6M+29.7% | $153.9M |
| Provision for Credit Losses | $11.3M+4.1% | $10.9M+142.5% | $4.5M-58.8% | $10.9M+35.3% | $8.0M |
| Net Interest Income after Provision for Credit Losses | $261.8M+20.9% | $216.5M+2.8% | $210.6M+11.6% | $188.7M+29.4% | $145.8M |
| Service Charges on Deposit Accounts | $10.7M+1.2% | $10.6M+9.0% | $9.7M+17.3% | $8.3M+21.4% | $6.8M |
| Gain (Loss) on Sales of Securities | $64K+814.3% | $7K+100.3% | -$2.6M-5243.8% | -$48K-112.7% | $378K |
| Gain on Sales of Loans | $3.4M+15.6% | $3.0M+50.8% | $2.0M+243.6% | $574K-94.3% | $10.1M |
| Other Income | $37.3M+21.9% | $30.6M+11.3% | $27.5M+34.2% | $20.5M+11.0% | $18.5M |
| Total Other Income | $51.5M+16.6% | $44.2M+20.6% | $36.6M+25.0% | $29.3M-18.1% | $35.8M |
| Salaries and Employee Benefits | $115.9M+11.5% | $103.9M+14.7% | $90.6M+6.3% | $85.2M+29.5% | $65.8M |
| Occupancy and Equipment Expense | $28.6M+19.3% | $24.0M+15.0% | $20.9M+7.7% | $19.4M+23.0% | $15.8M |
| Other Expenses | $58.6M+17.8% | $49.7M+10.0% | $45.2M+0.9% | $44.8M+26.3% | $35.5M |
| Total Other Expenses | $203.1M+14.3% | $177.7M+13.4% | $156.7M+4.9% | $149.4M+27.6% | $117.1M |
| Income Before Income Taxes | $110.3M+32.8% | $83.1M-8.3% | $90.6M+32.1% | $68.6M+6.2% | $64.6M |
| Provision for Income Taxes | $22.4M+25.1% | $17.9M-8.2% | $19.5M+36.3% | $14.3M+15.4% | $12.4M |
| Net Income | $87.9M+34.9% | $65.1M-8.4% | $71.0M+30.9% | $54.3M+4.1% | $52.1M |
| Preferred Stock Dividends | $5.4M+0.0% | $5.4M+0.0% | $5.4M+300.1% | $1.4M | $0 |
| Net Income Available to Common Shareholders | $82.5M+38.1% | $59.7M-9.0% | $65.6M+24.1% | $52.9M+1.5% | $52.1M |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $3K+23.8% | $2K-13.4% | $3K+12.0% | $2K-7.9% | $3K |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $3K+23.5% | $2K-12.7% | $3K+11.6% | $2K-8.3% | $3K |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL. % change vs prior period shown where available.
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