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Edgar R. Smith III has bought stock on 25 days since Sep 2016

Director at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., and 1 other company

SEC CIK 0001409022 · Filings on SEC.gov ↗

$19.9MBought
$111KSold
Oct 2Last buy

Edgar R. Smith III's record

3 months after each buy, from the first price a copier could get.

+6.5%Average
+0.5 ptsVs S&P 500
5 of 11Higher

11 buys since 2016 with 3 months of prices.

Companies

Every filing

27 filings since Sep 2016, newest first

FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$822K+11.6%Oct 2
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$794K+9.5%Jul 1
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director and 10% owner

$1.0M+2.0%May 4
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director and 10% owner

$1.1M+3.0%Apr 2
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$1.1M+4.0%Jan 2
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$106KNov 21
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$1.1M+3.0%Oct 2
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$250K+1.0%Jul 2
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$65KMay 23
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$41KApr 21
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$59KSep 1
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$400K+1.0%Apr 10
BFSTBuy

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$400K+1.0%Apr 6
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$247KSep 2
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$103KJun 17
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$81KJun 15
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$71KJun 9
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$31KMay 27
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$32KMay 15
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$465K+1.0%Jul 2
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$115KMay 9
FGBISell

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$111KDec 10
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$2.8M+9.0%Nov 13
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director

$548K+1.0%Dec 7
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director and 10% owner

$89KNov 3
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director and 10% owner

$1.6M+7.0%Nov 7
FGBIBuy

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Director and 10% owner

$6.4M+46.0%Sep 21
About Edgar R. Smith III

Edgar R. Smith III is an independent director of First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (FGBI), serving on the company's board since October 16, 2014, and on the board of its subsidiary First Guaranty Bank since February 2007.( He is also a director at Business First Bancshares Inc. (BFST).(

Smith III holds significant ownership in FGBI, with recent SEC filings showing him owning approximately 2.7 to 4.9 million shares valued between $22 million and $27 million as of mid-2025, alongside substantial holdings in BFST worth over $55 million; his total estimated net worth from these exceeds $77 million.( A prominent insider trader, he purchased 15,000 FGBI shares on November 20, 2025, at $4.97 per share, bringing his direct ownership to over 2.8 million shares.( Outside banking, he serves as President of Big 4 Trucking, Inc., and Co-Owner of Smith & Hood Holding Co., with the latter entity (along with William Hood) beneficially owning about 40% of FGBI's common stock as of late 2022.( Age 61 as of recent records, detailed education and early career highlights are not specified in available sources.(

Written by Perplexity from public sources.

Filings come from SEC EDGAR. Not investment advice.