Bradesco Insiders Buy $9.6M Preferred Shares

The purchases by Cintia Scovine Barcelos de Souza and Carlos Henrique Villela Pedras were valued at approximately $1.08 million and $1.00 million, respectively, according to the regulatory disclosure.
The Form 4 filings were submitted on September 21, 2026, three days after the open-market transactions, and classified the trades under code “P,” denoting purchases.
Carlos Henrique Villela Pedras’s filing indicates that the purchase was not made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan; the relevant checkbox was left unchecked.
Andre Luis Duarte de Oliveira’s filing was submitted by a single reporting person and was not an amendment to an earlier filing.
The disclosures were made through Form 4 statements of changes in beneficial ownership filed under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Three executives at Banco Bradesco made open-market purchases of preferred shares on September 18, 2026, collectively buying over $3.1 million worth of stock. Kalkinemedia reported that Cintia Scovine Barcelos de Souza acquired 60,093 shares at $17.98 each, while Carlos Henrique Villela Pedras purchased 55,850 shares at the same price. The largest buyer was Andre Luis Duarte de Oliveira, who acquired 309,111 shares. Bradesco shares rose 2.3% after hours following the insider purchases.
The three Form 4 filings, submitted on September 21, 2026, documented direct share ownership increases across Bradesco's leadership. Kalkinemedia noted that Barcelos de Souza's $1.08 million purchase raised her holdings to 275,197 shares. Villela Pedras, whose $1.00 million transaction was classified under code "P" for purchase, increased his direct ownership to 163,646 shares. Neither executive used a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, indicating discretionary buying decisions rather than pre-arranged programs.
Andre Luis Duarte de Oliveira made the most substantial purchase of the group. Stocktitan reported on the preferred share acquisitions that boosted his direct holdings to 553,173 shares. His filing was submitted as a single reporting person statement and was not an amendment to any prior filing. The timing and magnitude of these purchases suggest internal confidence in the bank's valuation and near-term prospects.
Business Insider reported that the market responded positively to the insider buying activity, with Bradesco shares climbing 2.3% in after-hours trading on September 18. The coordinated purchases by multiple executives occurred at the identical price point of $17.98 per share, suggesting the transactions may have been part of a single trading session or event. Insider buying, especially by executive officers, often signals management belief that shares are undervalued.
All three transactions were disclosed through Form 4 statements filed under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Kalkinemedia documented that the filings submitted on September 21 followed the standard three-day reporting window after the September 18 purchase dates. The Form 4 codes classified all transactions as "P" for purchases, with no derivative securities reported. These regulatory disclosures provide public transparency into executive stock ownership changes at major financial institutions.
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