2 insiders bought €208k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 23 Sept 2026.
Societe Generale, classified in the Finance & Banking sector, is a listed company based in Paris, France, founded in 1864. Its insiders report their share dealings to AMF. From 18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026, the disclosure feed for Societe Generale logged 18 filings by 11 insiders.
Open-market activity splits into 12 purchases totalling €848k and 1 sale totalling €1.2M; 8 insiders sit on the buying side and 1 insider on the selling side. Taken together, the sales exceed the purchases by €375k. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. Among those who bought: 7 board members and 1 chief executive. Biggest ticket of the year: €1.2M, sold by Pierre Palmieri and made public on 22 May 2026 (0.0025% of market cap).
Compared with its exchange (316 companies, median 6 filings), a count of 18 filings is above the norm. The full history, which starts in 2021, counts 24 purchases against 2 sales.
In all, 5 purchases were made within 30 days of a purchase by another insider of the company. A cluster is several different insiders buying the same stock within a short window, a pattern studied more closely than a single purchase. The last purchase on record was published on 23 September 2026, which is 24 days ago. Filings reach the AMF feed a median of 3 days after the trade. The legal deadline for notifying a trade is three business days (MAR article 19).
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and Avidia Bancorp, Inc. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by AMF. They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
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Analysts rate Societe Generale Buy (bullish), based on 20 analysts. Average price target: €88.71.
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Société Générale is one of France’s leading banking groups and a long-established institution of the Paris financial market. Founded in 1864, the bank has evolved over more than 160 years through multiple economic cycles, regulatory changes and technological shifts to become a diversified universal banking group listed in Paris and followed by international investors. Headquartered in France, its business model combines retail banking, corporate and investment banking, and specialized financial services. The group is now present in 62 countries, giving it a broad geographic footprint across Europe, the Americas and other international markets.
The group is organized around three core business lines. The first, French Retail, Private Banking and Insurance, includes retail banking in France, private banking and insurance, with an integrated offering aimed at individuals, professionals and wealth-management clients. The second, Global Banking and Investor Solutions, covers corporate and investment banking, capital markets, advisory, structured finance, derivatives and investor services. The third, Mobility, International Retail Banking and Financial Services, brings together mobility and financing services as well as a range of international retail banking and specialized financial services activities. This structure allows Société Générale to remain a universal bank while optimizing capital allocation across business lines.
From a market perspective, Société Générale ranks among Europe’s major banking institutions, supported by a balanced mix of retail, insurance and capital-markets revenues. In 2025, the group delivered a strong improvement in performance, posting record revenues of EUR 27.3 billion and net income of EUR 6.0 billion, reflecting stronger execution and tighter cost discipline. Insurance also made a meaningful contribution, supported by momentum in life savings and protection products.
Société Générale is also characterized by an ongoing transformation strategy focused on simplification, profitability, risk control and sustainable finance. The group highlights ambitious targets in sustainable finance, a gradual reduction in oil and gas exposure, and support for clients’ financing, savings and hedging needs. Its investment case is therefore based on a strong domestic French franchise, diversified international reach and recognized expertise in capital markets, financial services and insurance.
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