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ATLO Ames National (ATLO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Banks · National commercial banks · CIK 0001132651
Cluster · 5 insiders
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about ATLO

Insiders, 180 days
+$52.8K net bought
5 buyers

Ames National insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, AMES NATIONAL CORP insiders bought a net $52.8K of stock across 204 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 5 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2026-09-10 SECtraded 2026-09-09
300
$9.6K
+4.7%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 buys), the last on Jun 20, 2025.
  • +8.9% median (+9.2% mean) 90-day return after 4 previous buys.
  • The trade is 7.7% of the 3,879 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Baker Jeffery C bought about $9.6K of ATLO on Sep 9, 2026; 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
BUY
2026-09-01 SECtraded 2026-08-31
180
$5.7K
+7.2%
Context
  • 40 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (40 buys), the last on Jul 31, 2026.
  • +7.0% median (+4.4% mean) 90-day return after 29 previous buys.
  • The trade is 1.7% of the 10,308 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Cassabaum Michelle R bought about $5.7K of ATLO on Aug 31, 2026; 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
BUY
2026-08-21 SECtraded 2026-08-20
325
$10.1K
+7.7%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on Nov 13, 2025.
  • +10.0% median (+14.3% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 9.9% of the 3,275 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Beals Douglas W bought about $10.1K of ATLO on Aug 20, 2026; 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
BUY
2026-08-17 SECtraded 2026-08-14
316
$10.0K
+6.8%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 buys), the last on May 21, 2025.
  • +4.9% median (+2.3% mean) 90-day return after 4 previous buys.
  • The trade is 4.0% of the 7,848 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Insider Schreier Richard bought about $10.0K of ATLO on Aug 14, 2026; 3 other insiders bought within 30 days.
BUY
2026-08-03 SECtraded 2026-07-31
140
$4.2K
+10.2%
Context
  • 39 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (39 buys), the last on May 29, 2026.
  • +6.7% median (+4.3% mean) 90-day return after 30 previous buys.
  • The trade is 1.4% of the 10,128 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Cassabaum Michelle R bought about $4.2K of ATLO on Jul 31, 2026; 2 other insiders bought within 30 days.
204 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$52.8K over 180 days
+$39.6K over 90 days
more than 80% of Banks
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
$1.7M repurchased, FY to 2025-12-31
below 68% of Banks
Short interest
3.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 14.6 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 53% of Banks
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+68.6%12M
+0%+23%+46%+69%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-11-13 · Beals Douglas W bought $10.7K2026-08-20 · Beals Douglas W bought $10.1K2026-08-14 · Schreier Richard bought $10.0K2026-09-09 · Baker Jeffery C bought $9.6K2026-01-30 · Cassabaum Michelle R bought $7.3K2025-10-24 · Hagan Patrick G bought $6.3K2026-08-31 · Cassabaum Michelle R bought $5.7K2026-02-27 · Cassabaum Michelle R bought $5.6K2026-05-15 · Hagan Patrick G bought $5.5K2026-05-29 · Cassabaum Michelle R bought $4.9K2025-12-10 · Trost Scot A. bought $4.6K2025-11-17 · PUTZIER JEFFREY K bought $4.2K2026-07-31 · Cassabaum Michelle R bought $4.2K2025-11-21 · Swartz Kevin L bought $4.2K2026-05-12 · Hagan Patrick G bought $2.8K2026-04-30 · Cassabaum Michelle R bought $2.4K2025-11-13 · Bauer Scott T bought $2.0K2025-11-26 · Bauer Scott T bought $1.9K2025-10-31 · Cassabaum Michelle R bought $9162025-12-02 · Bauer Scott T bought $434
Insider buy
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Who owns ATLO: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in ATLO

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

ATLO planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
Executive pay vs shareholder return · John P. Nelson
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$434.9K
$434.9K
$302.0K
n/a
+13%
2024
$419.7K
$419.7K
$288.6K
n/a
-23%
2023
$409.8K
$409.8K
$276.4K
n/a
-5%
2022
$448.5K
$448.5K
$305.2K
+1%
n/a
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
5 insiders reported buying shares.
The record shows a net $52.8K bought by insiders over 180 days. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

ATLO financials

Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of revenue filed
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Free cash flow, TTM
$21.0M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.09x
long-term debt only, 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
1.20x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
+11.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+1.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Enterprise value
$212.5M
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+7.0%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
PEG, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Net income$19.0M$10.2M$10.8M$19.3M
Operating cash flow$21.3M$14.3M$19.2M$21.2M
Cash$126.8M$101.2M$55.1M$27.9M
Long-term debt$18.4M$20.0M$3.5Mn/a
Buybacks$1.7M$704.0K$0$2.3M
Dividends paid$7.1M$9.1M$9.7M$9.7M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

ATLO Stock Sonar score 4/7 axes

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ATLO ranks highest on insider conviction (85th percentile) and financial health (76th), and lowest on risk and compliance (54th), among Banks peers.

Profitability
56
Inputs
  • Return on equity+11.3% · 61 pct, sector of 327
  • Return on assets+1.1% · 51 pct, sector of 334
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Financial health
76
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.09x · 73 pct, sector of 229
  • Cash flow to debt1.20x · 78 pct, sector of 198
Insider conviction
85
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$53K · 80 pct, sector of 273
  • Insider buyers, 180d5 · 91 pct, sector of 273
Risk and compliance
54
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+3.0% · 54 pct, sector of 374
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
3 not measured: Growth, Institutional and government, US patents
  • Growth needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog; no revenue for this year and the year before
  • Institutional and government needs 1 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than five funds report holding it; no Congress trades in 365 days; no federal contracts in 180 days; no lobbying filings in the last four quarters
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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ATLO filings, in plain words

Are Ames National insiders buying or selling ATLO?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Ames National insiders were net buyers, a net $52.8K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 5 buyers.

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In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Ames National insiders were net buyers of ATLO, a net $52.8K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 5 buyers. 4 different insiders reported purchases within the last 90 days, a cluster buy, which is rarer than a single purchase. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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