Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

BWFG · State Commercial Banks · 8.0M shares · -0%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗

Net buyback after stock comp: -$861K (gross $2M, SBC $3M)

Reference price $53.70 · est. market cap ~$428M — last insider purchase, 2026-06-05 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)

Grade

B73

Bankwell Financial — Connecticut bank with strong growth and returns.

Strengths

ROE 11.7% (74th pct), revenue +44% (96th), net income up sharply (90th)

Risks

CRE concentration; rate sensitivity
Small scale

Notable findings

Insider buyingInsider buying — 73 open-market buy(s) by 5 insider(s) (cluster of 5 insiders, ~$3M, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
Insider sellingInsider selling — 15 open-market sale(s) by 9 insider(s) (cluster of 9 insiders, ~$2M, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗

Quarterly revenue

2025-06-30 · $674K2025-09-30 · $779K2025-12-31 · $771K2026-03-31 · $780K

Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.

Key metrics

Net margin

1245.5%

Return on equity

11.7%

Return on assets

1.0%

Revenue growth (QoQ)

1.2%

Net-income growth

260.3%

Free cash flow

$27M

Tangible book value

$299M

Stock comp / revenue

82.9%

Insider transactions · last 18 months

Date	Insider	Type	Shares	Price
2026-06-05	Porto Carl M	Buy	370	$53.70
2026-06-05	Lampert Todd	Sell	3.5K	$53.59
2026-06-05	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	323	$53.70
2026-06-05	Dale Eric J	Buy	588	$53.70
2026-06-05	Drexler Blake S	Buy	79	$53.70
2026-06-05	Dunne Jeffrey R	Buy	315	$53.70
2026-06-01	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	98	$52.04
2026-06-01	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	81	$51.95
2026-06-01	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	872	$51.85
2026-06-01	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	564	$51.87
2026-06-01	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	710	$51.86
2026-06-01	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	514	$51.87
2026-06-01	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	542	$51.87
2026-05-15	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	170	$49.92
2026-05-13	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	488	$50.09
2026-05-13	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	104	$50.24
2026-05-13	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	810	$50.07
2026-05-13	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	179	$50.16
2026-05-13	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	200	$50.14
2026-05-13	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	149	$50.18
2026-05-01	Chivily Christine	Sell	4.3K	$52.16
2026-03-13	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	754	$46.98
2026-03-13	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	911	$46.97
2026-03-13	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	531	$46.99
2026-03-13	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	4.1K	$46.95
2026-03-13	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	1.3K	$46.96
2026-03-13	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	2.5K	$46.96
2026-03-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	2.5K	$46.87
2026-03-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	754	$46.89
2026-03-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	1.3K	$46.88
2026-03-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	4.1K	$46.87
2026-03-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	911	$46.88
2026-03-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	531	$46.90
2026-03-11	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	4.1K	$46.64
2026-03-11	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	1.3K	$46.65
2026-03-11	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	754	$46.66
2026-03-11	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	2.5K	$46.64
2026-03-11	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	911	$46.66
2026-03-11	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	531	$46.67
2026-03-10	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	754	$46.95
2026-03-10	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	4.1K	$46.93
2026-03-10	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	1.3K	$46.94
2026-03-10	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	2.5K	$46.94
2026-03-10	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	911	$46.95
2026-03-10	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	531	$46.96
2026-03-10	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	36	$47.06
2026-03-06	Dunne Jeffrey R	Buy	357	$46.00
2026-03-06	Drexler Blake S	Buy	27	$46.00
2026-03-06	Porto Carl M	Buy	393	$46.00
2026-03-06	Dale Eric J	Buy	612	$46.00
2026-03-06	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	370	$46.00
2026-03-06	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	320	$45.61
2026-03-06	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	100	$45.75
2026-03-06	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	100	$45.75
2026-03-06	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	181	$45.66
2026-03-06	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	100	$45.75
2026-03-06	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	100	$45.75
2026-02-27	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	1.0K	$46.77
2026-02-27	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	318	$46.81
2026-02-27	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	191	$46.85
2026-02-27	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	619	$46.78
2026-02-27	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	231	$46.83
2026-02-27	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	136	$46.90
2026-02-23	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	4.1K	$47.39
2026-02-23	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	1.3K	$47.40
2026-02-23	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	760	$47.41
2026-02-23	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	2.5K	$47.39
2026-02-23	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	917	$47.41
2026-02-23	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	538	$47.42
2026-02-23	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Sell	4.1K	$47.39
2026-02-23	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Sell	1.3K	$47.40
2026-02-23	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Sell	760	$47.41
2026-02-23	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Sell	2.5K	$47.39
2026-02-23	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Sell	917	$47.41
2026-02-23	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Sell	538	$47.42
2026-02-23	Leitao Kevin D	Sell	200	$46.39
2026-02-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	642	$48.07
2026-02-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	218	$48.13
2026-02-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	120	$48.21
2026-02-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	390	$48.09
2026-02-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	130	$48.19
2026-02-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	100	$48.24
2026-02-09	Porto Carl M	Grant	1.5K	—
2026-02-09	Gruseke Christopher R	Grant	7.7K	—
2026-02-09	Gruseke Christopher R	Grant	1.5K	—
2026-02-09	Gruseke Christopher R	Sell	5.1K	$49.79
2026-02-09	McNeill Matt	Grant	4.9K	—
2026-02-09	McNeill Matt	Grant	1.1K	—
2026-02-09	McNeill Matt	Sell	3.8K	$49.83
2026-02-09	Brunner Steven H	Grant	1.6K	—
2026-02-09	Brunner Steven H	Grant	518	—
2026-02-09	Brunner Steven H	Sell	1.9K	$49.85
2026-02-09	Lampert Todd	Grant	291	—
2026-02-09	Lampert Todd	Grant	1.5K	—
2026-02-09	Dale Eric J	Grant	1.5K	—
2026-02-09	Demos Darryl	Grant	1.5K	—
2026-02-09	Drexler Blake S	Grant	1.5K	—
2026-02-09	Dunne Jeffrey R	Grant	1.5K	—
2026-02-09	Kotval Anahaita N.	Grant	1.5K	—
2026-02-09	Leitao Kevin D	Grant	1.5K	—
2026-02-09	Hildebrand Ryan Jason	Grant	3.1K	—
2026-02-09	Sacchetti Courtney E	Grant	2.0K	—
2026-02-09	Sacchetti Courtney E	Grant	245	—
2026-02-09	Sacchetti Courtney E	Sell	1.1K	$49.79
2026-02-09	Chivily Christine	Grant	2.1K	—
2026-02-09	Chivily Christine	Grant	581	—
2026-02-09	Chivily Christine	Sell	2.0K	$49.80
2026-02-09	Fusaro Angelo G	Grant	414	—
2026-02-09	Fusaro Angelo G	Sell	316	$49.88
2026-02-09	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Grant	1.5K	—
2025-12-08	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	75	$47.95
2025-12-05	Dale Eric J	Buy	746	$47.64
2025-12-05	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	376	$47.64
2025-12-05	Porto Carl M	Buy	470	$47.64
2025-12-05	Drexler Blake S	Buy	178	$47.64
2025-12-05	Dunne Jeffrey R	Buy	363	$47.64
2025-11-18	Gruseke Christopher R	Grant	22K	—
2025-11-12	Chivily Christine	Sell	2.6K	$45.52
2025-09-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	7.1K	$45.91
2025-09-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	2.3K	$45.91
2025-09-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	1.4K	$45.92
2025-09-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	4.2K	$45.91
2025-09-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	1.2K	$45.92
2025-09-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	820	$45.93
2025-09-11	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	530	$44.80
2025-09-11	Brunner Steven H	Sell	421	$44.55
2025-09-11	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	4.6K	$44.77
2025-09-11	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	1.5K	$44.78
2025-09-11	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	913	$44.78
2025-09-11	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	2.7K	$44.77
2025-09-11	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	753	$44.79
2025-09-10	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	753	$44.55
2025-09-10	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	2.7K	$44.54
2025-09-10	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	4.6K	$44.53
2025-09-10	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	913	$44.55
2025-09-10	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	1.5K	$44.54
2025-09-10	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	530	$44.57
2025-09-05	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	180	$42.53
2025-09-04	Dale Eric J	Buy	819	$42.45
2025-09-04	Drexler Blake S	Buy	170	$42.45
2025-09-04	Dunne Jeffrey R	Buy	407	$42.45
2025-09-04	Porto Carl M	Buy	506	$42.45
2025-09-04	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	448	$42.45
2025-09-02	Brunner Steven H	Sell	245	$41.55
2025-08-28	Lampert Todd	Sell	3.3K	$42.29
2025-08-27	Lampert Todd	Sell	2.0K	$42.57
2025-08-04	Hildebrand Ryan Jason	Sell	2.1K	$39.69
2025-07-01	Hildebrand Ryan Jason	Sell	1.3K	$36.86
2025-07-01	Chivily Christine	Sell	389	$36.59
2025-06-11	Hildebrand Ryan Jason	Sell	1.9K	$35.49
2025-06-06	Drexler Blake S	Buy	255	$35.67
2025-06-06	Porto Carl M	Buy	641	$35.67
2025-06-06	Dale Eric J	Buy	1.0K	$35.67
2025-06-06	Dunne Jeffrey R	Buy	501	$35.67
2025-06-06	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	550	$35.67
2025-04-30	Brunner Steven H	Sell	807	$33.36
2025-03-17	Brunner Steven H	Sell	454	$28.98
2025-03-12	Dunne Jeffrey R	Buy	85	$29.04
2025-03-12	Porto Carl M	Buy	130	$29.04
2025-03-12	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	95	$29.04
2025-03-06	Porto Carl M	Buy	431	$30.66
2025-03-06	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Buy	493	$30.66
2025-03-06	Dunne Jeffrey R	Buy	441	$30.66
2025-03-06	Drexler Blake S	Buy	735	$30.66
2025-03-06	Dale Eric J	Buy	875	$30.42
2025-03-06	Drexler Blake S	Buy	0	—
2025-02-07	SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B	Grant	1.8K	—
2025-02-07	Drexler Blake S	Grant	1.2K	—
2025-02-07	Sacchetti Courtney E	Sell	445	$32.66
2025-02-07	Sacchetti Courtney E	Grant	1.3K	—
2025-02-07	Sacchetti Courtney E	Grant	218	—
2025-02-07	Sacchetti Courtney E	Grant	436	—
2025-02-07	Hildebrand Ryan Jason	Grant	15K	—
2025-02-07	Fusaro Angelo G	Sell	279	$31.84
2025-02-07	Fusaro Angelo G	Grant	306	—
2025-02-07	Lampert Todd	Grant	400	—
2025-02-07	Lampert Todd	Grant	1.8K	—
2025-02-07	Chivily Christine	Sell	942	$32.63
2025-02-07	Chivily Christine	Grant	245	—
2025-02-07	Chivily Christine	Grant	490	—
2025-02-07	McNeill Matt	Sell	1.9K	$32.43
2025-02-07	McNeill Matt	Grant	15K	—
2025-02-07	Gruseke Christopher R	Sell	1.9K	$32.12
2025-02-07	Dunne Jeffrey R	Grant	1.8K	—
2025-02-07	Chivily Christine	Grant	1.5K	—
2025-02-07	Gruseke Christopher R	Sell	3.5K	$32.12
2025-02-07	Demos Darryl	Grant	1.8K	—
2025-02-07	Kotval Anahaita N.	Grant	1.8K	—
2025-02-07	Brunner Steven H	Sell	680	$32.67
2025-02-07	Brunner Steven H	Grant	1.5K	—
2025-02-07	Brunner Steven H	Grant	249	—
2025-02-07	Brunner Steven H	Grant	498	—
2025-02-07	Leitao Kevin D	Grant	1.8K	—
2025-02-07	Porto Carl M	Grant	1.8K	—
2025-02-07	Dale Eric J	Grant	1.8K	—
2025-02-03	Brunner Steven H	Sell	2.2K	$30.69
2025-01-31	Brunner Steven H	Sell	200	$31.07
2025-01-27	Leitao Kevin D	Buy	2.0K	$30.38
2025-01-02	Fusaro Angelo G	Tax withheld	92	$30.48

All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.

Notable events (8-K)

Date	Items
2026-05-20	Shareholder vote	filing ↗
2026-04-22	ResultsReg FDOtherExhibits	filing ↗
2026-01-29	ResultsReg FDOtherExhibits	filing ↗
2025-10-23	ResultsReg FDOtherExhibits	filing ↗
2025-07-28	ResultsReg FDOtherExhibits	filing ↗
2025-05-21	Shareholder vote	filing ↗
2025-04-23	ResultsReg FDOtherExhibits	filing ↗
2025-02-03	OtherExhibits	filing ↗

Recent filings

Form	Filed	Period	Accession
8-K	2026-05-20	2026-05-20	0001505732-26-000079 ↗
10-Q	2026-05-06	2026-03-31	0001505732-26-000074 ↗
8-K	2026-04-22	2026-04-22	0001505732-26-000068 ↗
10-K	2026-03-04	2025-12-31	0001505732-26-000046 ↗
8-K	2026-01-29	2026-01-29	0001505732-26-000001 ↗
10-Q	2025-11-05	2025-09-30	0001505732-25-000162 ↗
8-K	2025-10-23	2025-10-23	0001505732-25-000158 ↗
10-Q	2025-08-06	2025-06-30	0001505732-25-000126 ↗
8-K	2025-07-28	2025-07-28	0001505732-25-000118 ↗
8-K	2025-05-21	2025-05-21	0001505732-25-000094 ↗
10-Q	2025-05-07	2025-03-31	0001505732-25-000089 ↗
8-K	2025-04-23	2025-04-23	0001505732-25-000084 ↗