Peoples Financial Services (PFIS) insider trading
Insider activity, historical context and SEC filings · data through Nov 13, 2026
No open-market insider buying in the last 12 months. Selling alone is common (taxes, diversification) and isn't treated as a signal here.
Label: Heavy selling · based on open-market trades (codes P and S), last 12 months. Not a rating or advice.- Next earnings expected around Jan 30, 2027 (estimate from past release dates). Insiders usually trade in the weeks after results; past reactions ↓
Sale James B. Nicholas, Director sold 11,957 shares at $72.36 ($865K).
- Trade date
- Nov 10, 2026
- Disclosed to the SEC
- Nov 12, 2026
- Type
- Sale (code S)
Read the original SEC filing ↗All PFIS insider trades ↓
Insiders have two business days to report a trade to the SEC, so filings (and our alerts) always come after the trade, never in real time.
PFIS insider transactions (Form 4)
Open-market purchases and sales.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Since | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12SEC | James B. NicholasDirector | Sell | 11,95713,214 held (−48%) | $72.36 | $865K | +0.5% | — |
| Nov 10SEC | James B. NicholasDirector | Sell | 2,451 | $72.06 | $177K | +0.9% | — |
| Nov 10SEC | James B. NicholasDirector | Sell | 1,533 | $72.10 | $111K | +0.8% | — |
| Nov 9SEC | Jeffrey A. DrobinsEvp/Chief Lending Officer | Sell | 1,0553,563 held (−23%) | $75.50 | $80K | -3.7% | — |
| Nov 9SEC | Jeffrey A. DrobinsEvp/Chief Lending Officer | Sell | 9835,080 held (−16%) | $73.43 | $72K | -1.0% | — |
| Nov 9SEC | Jeffrey A. DrobinsEvp/Chief Lending Officer | Sell | 4624,618 held (−9%) | $74.35 | $34K | -2.2% | — |
| Nov 6SEC | James P. ChiaroEvp/Chief Inv Services Officer | Sell | 6053,100 held (−16%) | $73.26 | $44K | -0.8% | — |
Similar past setups: not applicable. PFIS has had no open-market insider purchases in the last 12 months, so there's no buying setup to compare with history. When insiders buy, this section shows how 16,899 similar past buys did over 90 days. How we calculate this →
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Share price and insider trades
Peoples Financial Services insider trading at a glance (Nov 13, 2026): in the past 12 months, 0 insiders bought $0 and 3 sold $1.4M of PFIS stock on the open market.
By InsiderPrint Research Desk · Updated · Sources: SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings · How we calculate this
PFIS insider buying and selling by quarter
Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.
| Quarter | Bought | Purchases | Sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | — | 0 | $1.4M | 7 |
Valuation, profit and volume
Valuation figures for PFIS are refreshed each weekday; some aren't published for every company. Volume and paper profit use daily closing prices.
Summary
Over the past 12 months, 0 PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. insiders reported open-market purchases totaling $0, while 3 insiders reported sales totaling $1.4M. 0 of 7 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.
PFIS earnings: how the stock reacted
Each quarterly results release (SEC 8-K Item 2.02), the trend before it, insider trades in the 30 days before, and the 2-day market reaction. “E” marks releases on the chart above.
| Release | 15 days before | Insiders, 30 days before | Reaction (2 days) | Next 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | +5.7% | None | +4.8%S&P -2.2% | pending |
| Jul 30, 2026 | +7.5% | None | -1.9%S&P +2.4% | -1.0% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -2.4% | None | +0.2%S&P +1.3% | +5.9% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | +3.0% | None | +5.1%S&P +0.2% | +2.6% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | -1.7% | None | -5.4%S&P -0.8% | +10.9% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -5.1% | None | -3.2%S&P -2.0% | +13.1% |
| May 1, 2025 | +2.7% | None | +4.8%S&P +2.2% | +7.4% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | +2.6% | None | -3.5%S&P -0.6% | -6.9% |
Most companies bar insiders from trading in the weeks before results, so pre-earnings purchases are rare and often made by directors or under pre-set plans. Past reactions don't predict future ones.
Insiders at PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing | Past buys beat S&P | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James B. NicholasDirector | — | $1.2M | Nov 12, 2026 | — | — |
| Jeffrey A. DrobinsEvp/Chief Lending Officer | — | $186K | Nov 9, 2026 | — | — |
| James P. ChiaroEvp/Chief Inv Services Officer | — | $44K | Nov 6, 2026 | — | — |
PFIS stock: common questions
Are PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. insiders buying PFIS stock?
No. No PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. insider reported an open-market purchase of PFIS in the past 12 months.
Are PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. insiders selling PFIS stock?
3 insiders reported sales worth $1.4M over the same period.
Where does this data come from?
Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.
What is PFIS's 52-week range?
Over the past year PFIS has traded between $44.19 and $74.92. It last closed at $72.69 on Nov 13, 2026.