John Mazarakis, 10% Owner at Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (LIEN), bought 60,000 shares at $9.44 ($566K) on 2026-08-17, disclosed to the SEC on 2026-08-19.
10% owner John Mazarakis purchased 60,000 shares of Chicago Atlantic BDC for $566,400 at $9.44, marking the largest insider purchase in the company's history. This significant buyback comes as the stock trades near its 52-week low and offers a high dividend yield.
The stock is down 1.95% over the last 5 days and 12.24% over the past year, trading 16.61% below its 52-week high of $11.44. It is currently 5.59% above its 52-week low of $9.035.
1) Q2 2026 earnings on August 13, 2026, where the company reported a -15.00% earnings surprise and -10.62% revenue surprise. 2) The merger agreement between Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI) and Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) signed on June 18, 2026. 3) The company declared an eighth consecutive quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share.
The company missed Q2 2026 earnings and revenue estimates by 15.00% and 10.62%, respectively, as loan repayments exceeded new originations and reduced the size of its investment portfolio.
Negative factors outweigh the positive ones.
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| REFI | BUY | 2026-08-19 | $256K | — | Filing → |
| REFI | BUY | 2025-10-16 | $102K | — | Filing → |
| REFI | BUY | 2025-10-02 | $93K | — | Filing → |