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Nicos Katsoulis's $178K purchase of OCFC

OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP · Director · filed Nov 2, 2026. Opened Nov 2, 2026, last checked Nov 2, 2026. Waiting for the 7-day result; next check Nov 9, 2026.

Reported value$178K10,000 shares at $17.83
For this personUnusual1 buy · 0 sales on file
Similar buys beat S&P47%122 cases · all buys 46%

Worth a closer look

  • Open-market purchase with their own money (Form 4 code P), not a grant or option exercise.
  • Raised their own holding by 32%.
  • Their past buys: 5 of 6 beat the S&P 500 over 90 days.

Reasons for caution

  • Other insiders sold $4.5M in the same 90 days, more than was bought.
  • Similar past buys beat the S&P 500 only 47% of the time (122 cases); the typical one trailed it by 1.5%.

What happened after this filing

7 days Pending due Nov 9
30 days Pending due Dec 2
90 days Pending due Jan 31

Insider Twins: past buys with the same traits

2 insiders buying · incl. CEO or CFO · $250K–$1M · stock down 0–20% in 3 months

SEI Sep 9, 2025 +110.5% vs S&PNVCT Dec 26, 2024 +79.5% vs S&PCVRX Aug 15, 2024 +69.0% vs S&PNRSN Jun 17, 2026 -52.6% vs S&PNEOG Jan 16, 2025 -49.5% vs S&POPFI May 23, 2022 -36.1% vs S&P

What we couldn't check

  • Why they traded. Filings don't say, and we don't guess.
  • Company news after the filing, and any private terms.
Summary

Nicos Katsoulis (a director) bought $178K of OCFC at about $17.83 on Oct 30, 2026, reported to the SEC on Nov 2, 2026. Buys like this beat the S&P 500 47% of the time since 2020, against 46% for all insider buys. We found 3 points that make it worth a closer look and 2 reasons for caution. History, not a prediction.

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