M. Ray Cole Jr. is CEO & President at FIRST BANCSHARES INC /MS/ (FBMS). They have made 7 open-market trades across 2 companies since 2006, most recently 2026-04-01.
CIK 0001250425
Unrated. We grade insiders only on stock they chose to buy on the open market. Grants, option exercises and vesting say nothing about timing, so they don't count — which is why someone can file often and still have no grade. It isn't a bad sign: unrated buys beat every graded tier below A.
3 open-market purchases totalling $70K since 2006, against 4 sales. Too few scored purchases to measure a record yet.
| Ticker | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|
| RNST | 114,702 | $4.7M |
| FBMS | 117,929 | $4.0M |
| Total | $8.6M |
Shares reported on the most recent Form 4, priced at the 2026-04-01 close.
Counted per filing, not per execution lot — a purchase filled in several tranches is one decision.
| Ticker | Type | Traded | Filed | Price | Value | 7d Stock | 30d Stock | 90d Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNST | SELL | 2026-02-13 | 2026-02-13 | $40.63 | $813K | -2.1% | -12.5% | -2.8% |
| FBMS | SELL | 2021-02-22 | 2021-02-22 | $33.00 | $165K | +2.0% | +6.7% | +17.0% |
| FBMS | SELL | 2018-11-30 | 2018-11-30 | $35.40 | $284K | -10.6% | -14.5% | -7.5% |
| FBMS | BUY | 2017-10-31 | 2017-10-31 | $29.00 | $15K | -4.5% | +3.1% | +3.4% |
| FBMS | SELL | 2017-04-26 | 2017-04-26 | $28.26 | $674K | +1.4% | -3.0% | -3.7% |
| FBMS | SELL · 10b5-1 | 2012-07-09 | 2012-07-11 | $9.50 | $12K | -2.3% | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| FBMS | BUY | 2009-03-11 | 2009-03-13 | $7.09 | $8K | -2.3% | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| FBMS | BUY | 2006-11-21 | 2006-11-22 | $22.50 | $48K | -2.3% | -0.8% | -0.8% |
Grouped by shared companies and similar filing behaviour. This is a similarity measure, not a ranking or a performance signal.