Key takeaway: AFBI shares rose 13% over the past month while short interest jumped 40%, though absolute positioning remains minimal at 0.25% of float. Notable insider selling in November, and the regional bank reports next earnings May 1. Sector positioning scored 78th percentile.
AFBI closed at $22.41 on April 24. The stock gained 0.09% over the past week and rallied 12.8% in the last month.
Short interest stood at 15,215 shares as of April 23, representing 0.25% of free float. The position fell 4% day-over-day and declined 3.4% over the week. Despite recent easing, shares short climbed 40% over the past month from March lows near 4,862 shares on March 13.
Cost to borrow registered 0.73% on April 21. The rate dropped 18.6% over the week after spiking to 1.03% on April 20. CTB rose 28.5% over the month, with prior readings fluctuating between 0.53% and 1.03% throughout the period.
Utilisation sat at 1.37% on April 23, down from 1.46% the prior session. The metric declined from an early-April peak of 2.09% on April 6. The 52-week high reached 6.62%.
Official FINRA data showed 5,924 shares short as of the April 15 settlement, with days to cover at 1.0.
Kenneth Lehman held the largest stake with 817,322 shares, representing 13.4% of the company. The position remained unchanged as of April 3.
AllianceBernstein added 41,215 shares through December 31, bringing its holding to 587,767 shares (9.6%). The Affinity Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan trimmed 4,094 shares, leaving 531,329 shares (8.7%). Raffles Associates reduced its position by 288 shares to 198,842 shares (3.3%).
Vanguard lifted its stake by 13,568 shares to 165,383 shares (2.7%) as of March 31. Flywheel Private Wealth initiated a 41,000-share position (0.67%) in the first quarter.
Yakira Capital Management cut 24,704 shares, while Renaissance Technologies trimmed 2,400 shares through year-end.
Insiders sold a net 9,431 shares worth $183,416 over the 90-day period ending November 14, 2025. The data is 162 days old.
Executive Vice President Clark N. Nelson sold 1,400 shares at $19.36 on November 14, realizing $27,104. CFO Brandi C. Pajot sold 274 shares at the same price for $5,305. COO Robert Vickers sold 192 shares at $19.36 for $3,717.
Earlier, Vickers sold 7,565 shares at $19.47 on August 25 for $147,291. Nelson sold 9,473 shares at $18.21 in June for $172,503.
Director Robin S. Reich purchased 5,418 shares at $18.49 on June 2, 2025, for $100,179.
AFBI ranked in the 78th percentile on sector score and 81st percentile on short score as of April 24. Days to cover sat at the 59th percentile, while utilisation ranked 55th percentile.
Dividend score registered the 36th percentile.
AFBI reports next earnings on May 1 at 8:00 PM UTC. The regional bank last reported on April 24.
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