Stilwell Value LLC 4
4 · PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORP /MS/ · Filed Feb 4, 2026
Research Summary
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Peoples Financial (PFBX) 10% Owner Joseph Stilwell Buys 37,200 Shares
What Happened
Joseph Stilwell — reported as a 10% owner through affiliated investment vehicles — acquired a total of 37,200 shares of Peoples Financial Corp (PFBX) in two open-market purchases on February 3, 2026. The transactions were: 32,700 shares at $20.50 each ($670,350) and 4,500 shares at $20.60 each ($92,720), for a combined cost of $763,070. These were purchases (transaction code P), i.e., additions to holdings rather than sales.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-03 (filed on 2026-02-04).
- Trades: 32,700 shares @ $20.50 ($670,350) and 4,500 shares @ $20.60 ($92,720); total 37,200 shares for $763,070.
- Transaction type/code: P = Purchase (open market or private purchase).
- Shares owned after transaction: filing excerpt does not list specific post-transaction share totals; the filing notes the reporting persons are part of a Section 13(d) group that beneficially owns more than 10% of common stock.
- Footnotes: Shares are held directly by Stilwell-affiliated funds (Stilwell Activist Fund, L.P.; Stilwell Value Partners VII, L.P.; Stilwell Activist Investments, L.P.). Joseph Stilwell is the managing member/owner of the general partner (Stilwell Value LLC) and disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
- Timeliness: Report filed one day after the transactions (period of report 2026-02-03; filed 2026-02-04); no late filing indicated.
Context
These purchases were made by Stilwell-linked investment vehicles (not a simple executive sale or option exercise) and represent additional accumulation by a >10% owner and activist investor group. Insider purchases can be a useful data point for retail investors, but should be considered alongside company fundamentals and other information.
Insider Transaction Report
- Purchase
Common Stock
[F3]2026-02-03$20.50/sh+32,700$670,350→ 453,297 total(indirect: See footnote) - Purchase
Common Stock
[F3]2026-02-03$20.60/sh+4,500$92,720→ 457,797 total(indirect: See footnote)
- 67,505(indirect: See footnote)
Common Stock
[F1] - 205,760(indirect: See footnote)
Common Stock
[F2]
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]These shares are owned directly by Stilwell Activist Fund, L.P. ("SAF") and indirectly by Joseph Stilwell in his capacity as the managing member and owner of Stilwell Value LLC ("Value"), which is the general partner of SAF. Joseph Stilwell disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares reported as owned indirectly except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
- [F2]These shares are owned directly by Stilwell Value Partners VII, L.P. ("SVP VII") and indirectly by Joseph Stilwell in his capacity as the managing member and owner of Value, which is the general partner of SVP VII. Joseph Stilwell disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares reported as owned indirectly except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
- [F3]These shares are owned directly by Stilwell Activist Investments, L.P. ("SAI") and indirectly by Joseph Stilwell in his capacity as the managing member and owner of Value, which is the general partner of SAI. Joseph Stilwell disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares reported as owned indirectly except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.