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Marlin Business Services Corp Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by DEANGELO LAWRENCE J, was filed 24 Aug 2020.
Marlin Business Services Corp: what insiders have been doing
Every trade that managers of Marlin Business Services Corp disclose to SEC (Form 4) is tracked on this page. The company sits in the Finance & Banking sector. The past year has been quiet: not a single insider filing for Marlin Business Services Corp. The previous disclosure was published on 20 January 2022.
Over the whole record (from 2016), the tally stands at 13 purchases and 28 sales.
For comparison within the same sector, see the insider buying recorded at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and Presurance Holdings, Inc. This summary is built from SEC (Form 4) disclosures alone and does not predict where the share price will go.
Insider Decl.
257
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€1M
13 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€1M
28 ops. · all time
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Marlin Business Services Corp Strong Buy (bullish), based on 6 analysts. Average price target: US$7.92.
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.
Financial data
as of FY 2024FY ended December 2024 · cache
US$1.10
Analyst consensus
6 analystsStrong buy
US$4.00Target US$7.92(+620%)US$10.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$1.2M
Gross profit-US$7.3M-592% margin
EBITDA-US$50.4M-4104% margin
Net income-US$55.3M-4495.8% margin
Valuation
PER (forward)-1.0x
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$111.2M
Total debtUS$37.3M
Free Cash Flow-US$47.4M
Debt / Equity4%
Profitability & ownership
% insiders59.3%
% institutions22.9%
Last declaration on 20 January 2022
Declarations257 total
40,056 shares@ US$23.50100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001209191-22-004167:0
22,503 shares@ US$23.50100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001209191-22-004140:0
15,846 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-22-004155:0
34,930 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-22-004158:0
18,242 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-22-004163:0
26,837 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-22-004146:0
60,886 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-22-004131:0
170,010 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-22-004144:0
18,987 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-22-004164:0
24,538 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-22-004132:0
63,092 shares@ US$23.50100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001209191-22-004165:0
55,040 shares@ US$23.50100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001209191-22-004134:0
311,497.24 shares@ US$23.50100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001209191-22-004138:0
58,060 shares@ US$23.50100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001209191-22-004168:0
2,932,510 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-21-056477:0
25,274 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-21-055652:0
2,663 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-21-040851:0
2,663 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-21-038806:0
2,663 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-21-038807:0
2,663 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-21-038802:0
2,663 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-21-038803:0
2,663 shares0Common StockSEC:0001209191-21-038804:0
69 shares@ US$12.2934.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001209191-20-064868:0
49 shares@ US$12.2926.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001209191-20-064871:0
12,180 shares@ US$8.2042.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001209191-20-051232:1
25 of 257 declarations
About Marlin Business Services Corp
Marlin Business Services Corp. (ticker MRLN) is a U.S. specialty finance company focused on serving small and mid-sized businesses. The company was founded in 1997 and incorporated in Pennsylvania in 2003, and its headquarters has been located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Historically, Marlin positioned itself as a nationwide provider of credit products and services, with particular strength in financing commercial equipment and, over time, working-capital lending. In public filings, the company was listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol MRLN, underscoring its status as a U.S.-listed issuer before later ownership changes. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1260968/000156276221000280/mrln-20210630.htm))
Marlin’s business model was built around fast, point-of-sale financing solutions for small businesses. Its core products included equipment leases and loans for business-critical assets, working capital loans, and related credit services distributed through a network of manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and brokers. The company also operated AssuranceOne, a Bermuda-based captive insurance subsidiary, which supported insurance-related activities tied to financed equipment. Another important milestone in the company’s corporate evolution came in 2008, when it opened Marlin Business Bank, a Utah-chartered commercial bank that became the primary funding source through FDIC-insured deposits. In 2009, Marlin became a bank holding company, and in 2010 it was approved as a financial holding company, broadening its regulatory and strategic flexibility. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1260968/000156276221000280/mrln-20210630.htm))
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From a competitive standpoint, Marlin competed in a fragmented U.S. specialty lending market where speed, simplicity, and distribution access matter. Its niche was small-ticket commercial finance, an area where it competed with banks, captive finance providers, independent equipment lessors, and alternative lenders. The company’s historical value proposition centered on underwriting smaller transactions efficiently and providing financing solutions at the point of sale, particularly for small businesses looking to preserve liquidity while acquiring essential equipment. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1260968/000119312520072460/d875863d10k.htm?utm_source=openai))
The most important recent corporate developments were strategic rather than operational. In April 2021, Marlin announced an agreement to be acquired by funds managed by affiliates of HPS Investment Partners. The transaction was completed in January 2022, at which point Marlin became a wholly owned subsidiary of those funds and its common stock was delisted from NASDAQ. That means current public-market coverage of MRLN is largely historical or reference-based, with the SEC filings preserving the company’s legacy business profile rather than signaling an independently traded equity today. ([nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/marlin-business-services-corp.-enters-into-definitive-agreement-to-be-acquired-by?utm_source=openai))
For French-speaking investors, the key takeaway is that Marlin was a specialized U.S. finance platform with a long history in equipment lending and SME credit, a headquarters in New Jersey, and a national distribution footprint across the United States. Its legacy remains relevant for understanding niche U.S. credit underwriting models, but the company is no longer an active standalone NASDAQ-listed stock following the HPS acquisition. ([nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/marlin-completes-acquisition-by-funds-managed-by-affiliates-of-hps-investment?utm_source=openai))
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