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Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 11 Jun 2026.
Catalyst Bancorp, Inc.: what insiders have been doing
This page follows insider dealings at Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. as filed with SEC (Form 4), a company from the Finance & Banking sector. Over the twelve months to 18 October 2026, 22 filings were filed, from 11 insiders.
Open-market activity splits into 3 purchases and 3 sales totalling €17k; 1 insider sit on the buying side and 1 insider on the selling side. The totals exclude 5 filings filed without an amount. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. Those buying include 1 senior executive. Kleiser Kirk E. filed the largest sale, €17k, on 30 October 2025.
Compared with its exchange (5,811 companies, median 19 filings), a count of 22 filings is above the norm. Since 2021, the database holds 25 purchases and 3 sales by insiders of the company. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K) for the period ending 31 December 2025 lists net income at 2.1 m USD.
The last insider purchase was made public on 11 June 2026, 129 days ago. Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 1 day after the trade. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and BCB Bancorp Inc also feature in our signals. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
80
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€1M
25 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€17,289
3 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleKirk E. Kleiser5 buys3 sales
Joseph B. Zanco1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- +4.2%Entry US$16.07 · Close 15 Oct 2026 US$16.75
- +27.4%Entry US$11.77 · Close at T+365 US$15.00
- +10.9%Entry US$10.53 · Close at T+365 US$11.67
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 8,599 of 24,161 companies
58.7
score / 100
Value57
Quality60
FCF yld4.5%
Earn yld3.0%
EV/EBITDA·
ROE2.5%
Gross mgn·
Net mgn19%
Debt/EBITDA·
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$17.25
Analyst consensus
Income statement
RevenueUS$11M
Net incomeUS$2.1M17.5% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)30.8x
P/Book0.7x
Beta0.11
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$69.6M
Total debtUS$14.7M
Free Cash FlowUS$3.1M
Profitability & ownership
ROE2.5%
ROA0.7%
% insiders17.9%
% institutions27.6%
Last declaration on 18 September 2026
Declarations80 total
16,928 shares@ US$13.300.31% mcap34.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001885818-26-000004:1
529 shares@ US$12.080.0087% mcap1.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001885818-26-000004:0
131 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001911094-26-000002:0
1,000 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001885819-26-000002:0
131 sharesCommon StockSEC:0002001460-26-000004:0
1,000 sharesCommon StockSEC:0002001460-26-000004:1
1,000 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001911094-26-000002:1
1,058 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001884982-26-000002:0
5,290 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001318329-26-000002:0
1,058 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001885817-26-000002:0
5,000 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001885818-26-000002:0
1,000 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001885818-26-000002:1
1,058 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001885818-26-000002:2
2,850 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001885818-26-000002:3
Canonical exit: 8 Sept 2026 (T+90)
2,350 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001885818-26-000002:4
Canonical exit: 8 Sept 2026 (T+90)
1,058 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001885821-26-000002:0
1,058 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001885822-26-000002:0
1,000 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001885818-26-000002:5
Canonical exit: 8 Sept 2026 (T+90)
1,058 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001885824-26-000002:0
6,000 shares@ US$16.010.14% mcap14.9% of flowCommonSEC144:0001949846-26-000364
332 shares0Common StockSEC:0001885817-25-000003:0
1,500 shares@ US$13.433.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001885818-25-000003:0
1,158 shares@ US$12.834.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001415889-25-023441:0
553 shares@ US$12.8326.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001415889-25-023446:0
131 shares@ US$12.8325.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001415889-25-023443:0
25 of 80 declarations
About Catalyst Bancorp, Inc.
Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq Capital Market: CLST) is a United States-listed banking company headquartered in Opelousas, Louisiana, at 235 North Court Street. The company’s business model is straightforward: it is a bank holding company whose sole operating subsidiary is Catalyst Bank, a community-focused financial institution serving individuals, professionals, and small businesses in its primary Louisiana market. Recent SEC filings and company disclosures consistently describe the organization as a regional retail bank with a strong local footprint. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849867/000155837025003964/clst-20241231x10k.htm?utm_source=openai))
Catalyst Bancorp’s modern corporate history is tied to the conversion of Catalyst Bank from mutual to stock form. According to the company’s 2024 annual report, that conversion was completed on October 12, 2021, at which point Catalyst Bancorp became the bank holding company. This conversion created a public-market structure that can support capital raising, shareholder returns, and broader strategic flexibility while keeping the operating focus on community banking. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849867/000155837025003964/clst-20241231x10k.htm?utm_source=openai))
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From an operating perspective, Catalyst Bank offers classic retail banking products and services: deposit accounts, savings solutions, mortgage and real estate lending, and additional credit products for local customers. The company’s 2025 annual report states that Catalyst Bank serves its retail banking customers through six full-service locations, reinforcing its branch-based, relationship-driven distribution model. That footprint suggests a business that depends on local deposit gathering, disciplined underwriting, and close ties to its service area rather than a national scale strategy. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849867/000110465926043013/clst-20251231xars.pdf?utm_source=openai))
In competitive terms, Catalyst Bancorp occupies the community and small-regional banking segment, where service quality, local knowledge, and balance-sheet management are often more important than brand scale. Its relatively small size means it competes with larger regional banks, but it can also benefit from a more focused geographic niche in southern Louisiana. Recent SEC disclosures also highlight active liquidity management, borrowing capacity with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, and share repurchase activity, all of which point to a conservative capital and funding profile. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849867/000110465925111034/clst-20250930x10q.htm?utm_source=openai))
Recent results have been encouraging. In its January 29, 2026 earnings release, Catalyst Bancorp reported fourth-quarter 2025 net income of $456,000 and full-year 2025 net income of $2.1 million, versus a net loss of $3.1 million in 2024. Management said loan growth was strong and that net interest margin widened as funding costs declined. For investors, CLST is a small-cap U.S. banking name on the Nasdaq market with regional exposure, earnings leverage to interest-rate trends, and a business model anchored in local retail and commercial banking. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001849867/000184986726000002/clst-20260129xex99d1.htm?utm_source=openai))
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