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Peoples Financial Corp is a bank holding company that provides banking, financial and trust services to individuals, small and commercial businesses operating in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. The bank's lending services include business, commercial, real estate, construction, personal and installment loans; and deposit services include interest-bearing, non-interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. It also offers safe deposit box rental, collection services, cash management, and internet banking.

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OTC Markets recently released its newest installment of the OTCQX Best 50 list. Released annually, the OTCQX Best 50 is a list of the 50 top-performing companies on the OTCQX Market, its top market tier. 

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Although U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday, there were a few notable insider trades.
When insiders purchase shares, it indicates their confidence in the company&#39;s prospects or that they view the stock as a bargain. Either way, this signals an opportunity to go long on the stock. Insider purchases should not be taken as the only indicator for making an investment or trading decision. At best, it can lend conviction to a buying decision.
Below is a look at a few recent notable insider purchases. For more, check out <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/sec/insider-trades/"> Benzinga&#39;s insider transactions </a> platform.
<h3>Arcus Biosciences </h3>
<ul>
<li>The Trade: Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rcus#NYSE">RCUS</a>) 10% owner Gilead Sciences Inc <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/RCUS/analyst-ratings"> acquired a total of 15,238,095 shares </a> an average price of $21.00. To acquire these shares, it cost around $320 million.</li>
<li>What&rsquo;s Happening: Wedbush analyst Robert Driscoll recently maintained Arcus Biosciences with an Outperform and lowered the price target from $36 to $30.</li>
<li>What Arcus Biosciences Does: Arcus Biosciences Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It develops immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Peoples Financial </h3>
<ul>
<li>The Trade: Peoples Financial Corporation (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pfbx#OTC">PFBX</a>) CEO, President Chevis Swetman acquired a total of 5,212 shares at an average price of $15.65. To acquire these shares, it cost around $81,568.</li>
<li>What&rsquo;s Happening: The company said net income for the fourth quarter was $1,723,000 versus net income of $5,250,000 in the year-ago quarter.</li>
<li>What Peoples Financial Does: Peoples Financial Corp is a bank holding company that provides banking, financial and trust services to individuals, small and commercial businesses operating in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama.</li>
</ul>
Don&rsquo;t forget to check out our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premarket/"> premarket coverage here </a> 
<h3>AMREP </h3>
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<li>The Trade: AMREP Corporation (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/axr#NYSE">AXR</a>) 10% owner Rainey Lancaster <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/sec/insider-trades/"> bought a total of 44,551 shares </a> at an average price of $20.00. To acquire these shares, it cost around $891,020.</li>
<li>What&rsquo;s Happening: Amrep recently reported a decline in quarterly sales.</li>
<li>What AMREP Does: Amrep Corp through its subsidiaries is engaged in the Real estate business.</li>
</ul>
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Although U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday, there were a few notable insider trades.
When insiders purchase shares, it indicates their confidence in the company&#39;s prospects or that they view the stock as a bargain. Either way, this signals an opportunity to go long on the stock. Insider purchases should not be taken as the only indicator for making an investment or trading decision. At best, it can lend conviction to a buying decision.
Below is a look at a few recent notable insider purchases. For more, check out <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/sec/insider-trades/"> Benzinga&#39;s insider transactions </a> platform.
<h3>Peoples Financial </h3>
<ul>
<li>The Trade: Peoples Financial Corporation (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pfbx#OTC">PFBX</a>) President/CEO Chevis Swetman <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/PFBX/analyst-ratings"> acquired a total of 4,000 shares </a> an average price of $12.62. To acquire these shares, it cost around $50,480.</li>
<li>What&rsquo;s Happening: Peoples Financial reported a new stock repurchase program.</li>
<li>What Peoples Financial Does: Peoples Financial Corp is a bank holding company that provides banking, financial and trust services to individuals, small and commercial businesses operating in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama.</li>
</ul>
<h3>AMREP </h3>
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<li>The Trade: AMREP Corporation (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/axr#NYSE">AXR</a>) Director Robert Robotti acquired a total of 1,752 shares at an average price of $16.52. To acquire these shares, it cost around $28,951.</li>
<li>What&rsquo;s Happening: AMREP reported net income of $21,790,000, or $4.11 per diluted share, for its 2023 fiscal year ended April 30, 2023.</li>
<li>What AMREP Does: Amrep Corp through its subsidiaries is engaged in the Real estate business.</li>
</ul>
Don&rsquo;t forget to check out our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premarket/"> premarket coverage here </a> 
<h3>BV Financial </h3>
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<li>The Trade: BV Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/bvfl#NASDAQ">BVFL</a>) Director Brian McHale <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/sec/insider-trades/"> bought a total of 13,980 shares </a> at an average price of $10.00. To acquire these shares, it cost around $139,800.</li>
<li>What&rsquo;s Happening: BV Financial announced completion of conversion and related stock offering.</li>
<li>What BV Financial Does: BV Financial Inc is a federally-chartered savings and loan holding company engaged in offering traditional financial services to consumers and businesses.</li>
</ul>
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JOSEPH STILWELL, 10% Owner at Peoples Financial (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PFBX#OTC">PFBX</a>), reported a large insider buy on March 8, according to a new SEC filing. 
What Happened: A Form 4 filing from the <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000770460/000110465923030224//Archives/edgar/data/770460/000110465923030224/0001104659-23-030224-index.htm">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</a> on Wednesday showed that STILWELL purchased 5,000 shares of Peoples Financial. The total transaction amounted to $70,000. 
Peoples Financial shares are trading down 0.0% at $14.0 at the time of this writing on Thursday morning.
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<h3>The Importance of Insider Transactions</h3>
Insider transactions shouldn't be used primarily to make an investing decision, however, they can be an important factor for an investor to consider.
In legal terms, an "insider" refers to any shareholder who owns at least 10% of a company. This can include executives in the c-suite and large hedge funds. These insiders are required to let the public know of their transactions via a Form 4 filing, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction.
When a company insider makes a new purchase, that is an indication that they expect the stock to rise.
Insider sells, on the other hand, can be made for a variety of reasons, and may not necessarily mean that the seller thinks the stock will go down. 
<h3>Important Transaction Codes</h3>
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/investing-tools">Investors</a> prefer focusing on transactions that take place in the open market, indicated in Table I of the Form 4 filing. A P in Box 3 indicates a purchase, while S indicates a sale. Transaction code C indicates the conversion of an option, and transaction code A indicates the insider may have been forced to sell shares in order to receive compensation that had been promised upon being hired by the company.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/sec/insider-trades/search/index?company_cik=0000770460">Check Out The Full List Of Peoples Financial's Insider Trades.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

10% Owner of Peoples Financial Makes $70K Buy

Trustmark National Bank (&ldquo;Trustmark&rdquo;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trustmark Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/trmk#NASDAQ">TRMK</a>), and The Peoples Bank, whose parent company is Peoples Financial Corporation (OTCQX Best Market: PFBX)
Trustmark National Bank (&ldquo;Trustmark&rdquo;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trustmark Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TRMK#NASDAQ">TRMK</a>), and The Peoples Bank, whose parent company is Peoples Financial Corporation (OTCQX Best Market: PFBX) today announced the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Trustmark will sell substantially all the assets of its Corporate Trust business to The Peoples Bank. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022 and is subject to customary closing conditions and the receipt of regulatory approval.
Trustmark&rsquo;s Corporate Trust business has been focused on providing a wide variety of trust and agency services in connection with debt securities issued by public corporations and government entities. Through this transaction, approximately 200 bond issues will be transitioned to The Peoples Bank.
&ldquo;This transition supports our focus on strategic initiatives that will help our company grow, become more efficient and serve our customers with new and innovative products and services as we move forward,&rdquo; stated Duane Dewey, Trustmark&rsquo;s President and Chief Executive Officer. &ldquo;We are pleased that our Corporate Trust customers will enjoy the same level of service from The Peoples Bank&rsquo;s team that they have come to expect from Trustmark.&rdquo;
&ldquo;We are delighted to add this additional book of corporate trust business to our existing portfolio and look forward to serving these customers,&rdquo; said Chevis C. Swetman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Peoples. &ldquo;We are excited about this unique opportunity to leverage our outstanding existing corporate trust footprint.&rdquo;
Trustmark will continue to offer specialized services and expertise through its Wealth Management Division in the areas of private banking, brokerage, trust, retirement plan services, investment and portfolio management and custodial services for corporate and individual customers and non-profit organizations.

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OTC Markets recently released its newest installment of the OTCQX Best 50 list. Released annually, the OTCQX Best 50 is a list of the 50 top-performing companies on the OTCQX Market, its top market tier.&nbsp;
The OTCQX not only includes companies from the U.S. but from all over the globe. As such, companies featured on this list are also listed on various stock exchanges around the world.
The companies on this list are ranked based on their performance during the 2020 calendar year. In addition, the list is based on an equal weighting of one-year total return and average daily dollar volume growth.
According to OTC Markets, the 50 companies on the 2021 OTCQX Best 50 list traded an aggregate of $30.7 billion in dollar volume in 2020, delivering an average total return of 235% to investors.
Coming in as the top-performing company for 2020 is Canadian technology and advertising company AcuityAds Holdings Inc (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/acuif#OTCQX">ACUIF</a>); much of the company&rsquo;s growth came during the last quarter of the year.&nbsp;
The second top-performer for 2020 is mining company Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/nmgrf#OTCQX">NMGRF</a>). Similar to AcuityAds, Nouveau&rsquo;s also experienced the majority of its growth in the last quarter of the year.
Yet, Nouveau Monde Graphite is not the only mining company to grace this year&rsquo;s list. In fact, half of the companies on the 2021 OTCQX Best 50 list belonged to the mining and resources industries. Among some of these companies were Skeena Resources Limited (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/skref#OTCQX">SKREF</a>), Amex Exploration Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/amxef#OTCQX">AMXEF</a>), Calibre Mining Corp. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cxbmf#OTCQX">CXBMF</a>), and Neo Lithium Corp. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ntthf#OTCQX">NTTHF</a>).
Two of the mining and resources companies on the list, K92 Mining Inc (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/kntnf#OTCQX">KNTNF</a>) and Teranga Gold Corporation (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tgcdf#OTCQX">TGCDF</a>), made their third consecutive appearance on the OTCQX Best 50.&nbsp;
In addition to K92 Mining and Teranga Gold Corporation, there are four companies from last year&rsquo;s ranking that made their second appearance on this year&rsquo;s list. These four companies are Chesapeake Gold Corp. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/chpgf#OTCQX">CHPGF</a>), Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/gbtc#OTCQX">GBTC</a>), H2O Innovation Inc. OTCQX: HEOFF), Skeena Resources Limited (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/skref#OTCQX">SKREF</a>).
Two community banks, PB Financial Corporation (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pbnc#OTCQX">PBNC</a>) and Peoples Financial Corp. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pfbx#OTCQX">PFBX</a>) were also featured on this year&rsquo;s list.
Companies from emerging and trending sectors such as gaming, crypto, and cannabis also made an appearance on the Best 50 list. Among these companies were Bragg Gaming Group Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/brggf#OTCQX">BRGGF</a>), Columbia Care Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cchwf#OTCQX">CCHWF</a>), Planet 13 Holdings Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/plnhf#OTCQX">PLNHF</a>) Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/gdlc#OTCQX">GDLC</a>), HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/hvbtf#OTCQX">HVBTF</a>), and Hut 8 Mining Corp (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/hutmf#OTCQX">HUTMF</a>).
Out of the 462 companies that were on the OTCQX at the time of ranking, the following criteria were applied in order to be eligible for the Best 50 list: companies were required to have a closing share price of at least $0.25 or greater on December 31, 2020, a closing share price on December 31, 2020, greater than on December 31, 2019, traded at least $500,000 in dollar volume for the year, not be a &quot;penny stock&quot; as defined under SEC Rule 3a51-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and be a member of the OTCQX Composite Index.
Below is the complete list of companies on the 2021 OTCQX Best 50:
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<td>1</td>
<td>AcuityAds Hldgs Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/acuif#OTCQX">ACUIF</a>)</td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/nmgrf#OTCQX">NMGRF</a>)</td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/gdlc#OTCQX">GDLC</a>)</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/hvbtf#OTCQX">HVBTF</a>)</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>PointsBet Holdings Limited</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pbthf#OTCQX">PBTHF</a>)</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>Converge Technology Solutions Corporation</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ctsdf#OTCQX">CTSDF</a>)</td>
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<td>7</td>
<td>Skeena Resources Limited</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/skref#OTCQX">SKREF</a>)</td>
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<td>8</td>
<td>Bragg Gaming Group Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/brggf#OTCQX">BRGGF</a>)</td>
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<td>9</td>
<td>Nanoxplore Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/nnxpf#OTCQX">NNXPF</a>)</td>
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<td>10</td>
<td>VIQ Solutions Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/vqslf#OTCQX">VQSLF</a>)</td>
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<td>11</td>
<td>Hut 8 Mining Corp</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/hutmf#OTCQX">HUTMF</a>)</td>
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<td>12</td>
<td>Amex Exploration Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/amxef#OTCQX">AMXEF</a>)</td>
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<td>13</td>
<td>Calibre Mining Corp.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cxbmf#OTCQX">CXBMF</a>)</td>
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<td>14</td>
<td>Columbia Care Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cchwf#OTCQX">CCHWF</a>)</td>
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<td>15</td>
<td>IsoEnergy Ltd.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/isenf#OTCQX">ISENF</a>)</td>
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<td>16</td>
<td>Lumina Gold Corp</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/lmgdf#OTCQX">LMGDF</a>)</td>
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<td>17</td>
<td>RIO2 Limited</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rioff#OTCQX">RIOFF</a>)</td>
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<td>18</td>
<td>Neo Lithium Corp.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ntthf#OTCQX">NTTHF</a>)</td>
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<td>19</td>
<td>Standard Lithium Ltd.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/stlhf#OTCQX">STLHF</a>)</td>
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<td>20</td>
<td>PB Financial Corporation</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pbnc#OTCQX">PBNC</a>)</td>
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<td>21</td>
<td>Mace Security International, Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/mace#OTCQX">MACE</a>)</td>
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<td>22</td>
<td>Planet 13 Holdings Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/plnhf#OTCQX">PLNHF</a>)</td>
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<tr>
<td>23</td>
<td>TerrAscend Corp.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/trssf#OTCQX">TRSSF</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24</td>
<td>Global Atomic Corp.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/glatf#OTCQX">GLATF</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25</td>
<td>H2O Innovation Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/heoff#OTCQX">HEOFF</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>26</td>
<td>Discovery Metals Corp</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/dsvmf#OTCQX">DSVMF</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>27</td>
<td>K92 Mining Inc</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/kntnf#OTCQX">KNTNF</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>28</td>
<td>Xebec Adsorption Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/xebef#OTCQX">XEBEF</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>29</td>
<td>Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC)</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/gbtc#OTCQX">GBTC</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>30</td>
<td>Midas Gold Corp</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/mdrpf#OTCQX">MDRPF</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>31</td>
<td>GoGold Resources, Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/glgdf#OTCQX">GLGDF</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>32</td>
<td>Anaconda Mining Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/anxgf#OTCQX">ANXGF</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>33</td>
<td>Ascot Resources Ltd.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/aotvf#OTCQX">AOTVF</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>34</td>
<td>Almonty Industries Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/almtf#OTCQX">ALMTF</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>35</td>
<td>Peoples Financial Corp.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pfbx#OTCQX">PFBX</a>)</td>
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<td>36</td>
<td>Software AG</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/stwry#OTCQX">STWRY</a>)</td>
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<td>37</td>
<td>First Cobalt Corp</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ftssf#OTCQX">FTSSF</a>)</td>
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<td>38</td>
<td>Teranga Gold Corporation</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tgcdf#OTCQX">TGCDF</a>)</td>
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<td>39</td>
<td>Critical Elements Lithium Corporation</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/crecf#OTCQX">CRECF</a>)</td>
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<td>40</td>
<td>SILVER ELEPHANT MNG CORP.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/silef#OTCQX">SILEF</a>)</td>
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<td>41</td>
<td>Next Green Wave</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/nxgwf#OTCQX">NXGWF</a>)</td>
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<td>42</td>
<td>POET Technologies Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/poetf#OTCQX">POETF</a>)</td>
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<td>43</td>
<td>Sabina Gold &amp; Silver Corp</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/sgsvf#OTCQX">SGSVF</a>)</td>
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<td>44</td>
<td>Chesapeake Gold Corp.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/chpgf#OTCQX">CHPGF</a>)</td>
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<td>45</td>
<td>Adventus Mng Corp.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/advzf#OTCQX">ADVZF</a>)</td>
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<td>46</td>
<td>Quarterhill Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/qtrhf#OTCQX">QTRHF</a>)</td>
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<td>47</td>
<td>Deep Yellow Ltd.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/dyllf#OTCQX">DYLLF</a>)</td>
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<td>48</td>
<td>Green Thumb Industries Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/gtbif#OTCQX">GTBIF</a>)</td>
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<td>49</td>
<td>Drone Delivery CDA Corp</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/takof#OTCQX">TAKOF</a>)</td>
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<td>50</td>
<td>Williams Industrial Services Group Inc.</td>
<td>(OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/wlms#OTCQX">WLMS</a>)</td>
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Cannabis investors looking for a way to track the emerging industry just got another tool in their toolbox. OTC Markets Group announced earlier this month the creation of the OTCQX Cannabis Index, a new benchmark for cannabis companies trading on the OTCQX Best Market. This marks the<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/19/02/13168160/6-indexes-that-can-help-you-track-the-otc-markets"> ninth index created to track securities</a> that trade on OTC Markets.
As of May 31, 2019, roughly 56 cannabis-related securities trade on OTC Markets Group&#39;s premium OTCQX Market. The OTCQX Cannabis Index includes 30 of these securities, and is rebalanced on a quarterly basis. Companies are required to have operations in the cannabis space and meet a minimum liquidity screen in order to be included.
&quot;The exponential growth in publicly-traded cannabis securities underscores the willingness of these companies to start providing efficient trading and enhanced disclosure for investors,&quot; said Jason Paltrowitz, Executive Vice President of Corporate Services at OTC Markets Group. &quot;The OTCQX Cannabis Index provides another tool for the investing public to better identify, measure and track the performance of the most popular companies in this new, global industry as it progresses over time.&quot;
<h3>Current constituents comprising the OTCQX Cannabis Index:</h3>
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<li>AusCann Group Holdings Ltd. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/acnnf#OTCQX">ACNNF</a>)</li>
<li>Aleafia Health Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/aleaf#OTCQX">ALEAF</a>)</li>
<li>Beleave Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/blevf#OTCQX">BLEVF</a>)</li>
<li>Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cbwtf#OTCQX">CBWTF</a>)</li>
<li>Cannex Capital Holdings Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cnxxf#OTCQX">CNXXF</a>)</li>
<li>Cresco Labs Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/crlbf#OTCQX">CRLBF</a>)</li>
<li>Curaleaf Holdings Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/curlf#OTCQX">CURLF</a>)</li>
<li>Charlotte&#39;s Web Holdings Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cwbhf#OTCQX">CWBHF</a>)</li>
<li>Elixinol Global Ltd. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ellxf#OTCQX">ELLXF</a>)</li>
<li>Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/emhtf#OTCQX">EMHTF</a>)</li>
<li>Harvest One Cannabis Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/hrvof#OTCQX">HRVOF</a>)</li>
<li>Harvest Health &amp; Recreation Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/hrvsf#OTCQX">HRVSF</a>)</li>
<li>InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/imlff#OTCQX">IMLFF</a>)</li>
<li>IAnthus Capital Holdings Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ithuf#OTCQX">ITHUF</a>)</li>
<li>Invictus MD Strategis Corp. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ivitf#OTCQX">IVITF</a>)</li>
<li>James E Wagner Cultivation Corp. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/jwcaf#OTCQX">JWCAF</a>)</li>
<li>Lifestyle Delivery Systems, Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ldsyf#OTCQX">LDSYF</a>)</li>
<li>Liberty Health Sciences Inc (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/lhsif#OTCQX">LHSIF</a>)</li>
<li>MedMen Enterprises Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/mmnff#OTCQX">MMNFF</a>)</li>
<li>Indiva Ltd. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ndvaf#OTCQX">NDVAF</a>)</li>
<li>Organigram Holdings Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ogi#OTCQX">OGI</a>)</li>
<li>CannaRoyalty Corp. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/orhof#OTCQX">ORHOF</a>)</li>
<li>The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/sprwf#OTCQX">SPRWF</a>)</li>
<li>1933 Industries Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tgiff#OTCQX">TGIFF</a>)</li>
<li>Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tgodf#OTCQX">TGODF</a>)</li>
<li>THC BioMed International Ltd. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/thcbf#OTCQX">THCBF</a>)</li>
<li>True Leaf Medicine International Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/trlff#OTCQX">TRLFF</a>)</li>
<li>Terra Tech Corp. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/trtc#OTCQX">TRTC</a>)</li>
<li>Vivo Cannabis Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/vvcif#OTCQX">VVCIF</a>)</li>
<li>WeedMD Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/wddmf#OTCQX">WDDMF</a>)</li>
</ul>
<img alt="capture_620.png" src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/u91860/capture_620.png" style="height:360px; width:600px" />
 Image: OTC Markets; Data as of June 26, 2019
<h3>The Best-Performing Names On Other OTC Market Indices</h3>
Two of OTC Markets&rsquo; most popular indices, the OTCQX Billion+ Index and OTCQX Banks Index, saw a number of strong performers last month.
Of the $1 billion-plus market cap companies on OTCQX, The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/gbtc#OTCQX">GBTC</a>) was the top performer in May, rising 62%. That was followed by Air Canada&rsquo;s (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/acdvf#OTCQX">ACDVF</a>) 20% gain and adidas AG&rsquo;s (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/addyy#OTCQX">ADDYY</a>) 13% gain. Endeavour Mining Corporation (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/edvmf#OTCQX">EDVMF</a>) and Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/aresf#OTCQX">ARESF</a>) rounded out the top five, rising 13% and 12% respectively.
On the OTCQX Banks Index, which consists primarily of community banks, the top performer in May was Commercial National Financial Corp. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cnaf#OTCQX">CNAF</a>), which rose 7% in the month. Shares of Farmers &amp; Merchants Bancorp (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fmcb#OTCQX">FMCB</a>) increased 6% in May, while Victory Bancorp Inc. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/vtyb#OTCQX">VTYB</a>), Coastal Carolina Bancshares Inc (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ccnb#OTCQX">CCNB</a>), and Peoples Financial Corp. (OTCQX: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pfbx#OTCQX">PFBX</a>) all rose 5%.
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Peoples Financial Reports EPS $0.01, Flat vs Same Qtr. Last Year, NII $4.322M

Peoples Financial Reports Q4 EPS $(0.07) vs. Prior Year Quarter $0.14

Peoples Financial Reports Q3 EPS $0.08, NII $4.326M

Peoples Financial Reports Q2 EPS $0.01 vs $(0.32) in Same Qtr.Last Year

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Peoples Financial Corporation Reports Q4 EPS Loss $1.78 Vs Prior $0.17

Last week we talked about riding the coattails of bank stock activists to earn outsized profits in the stock market.

	A study released by analysts at Sterne Agee as well as the practical experience of investors in the sector tell us that the presence of an activist in a small regional or community bank often leads to stock buybacks, higher dividends and often an outright sale of the bank at a premium price.

	Last week saw the filing of <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/general/education/14/11/4996595/how-to-make-2-7-times-the-market-during-13f-season">13F forms</a> with the Securities and Exchange Commission so we can see exactly what the bank stocks specialist activists were buying in the third quarter of the year.
<h3>
	Joseph Stilwell</h3>

	Joseph Stilwell has been of the more successful activist investor in the sector over the past two decades. His new bank stock purchases in the third quarter of the year were:

	River Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/rivr#NASDAQ">RIVR</a>) is a 16 branch bank operating in Southeastern Indiana and Northern Kentucky with about $500 million in assets. The shares trade at 1.04 times book value and the equity to assets ratio is 9.03. Nonperforming assets at the bank are currently 2.56 percent of total assets

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	Peoples Financial Corp (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/pfbx#NASDAQ">PFBX</a>) of Biloxi, Mississippi has 18 branches and $749 million in assets. The bank has two large problem loans that are causing problems and non-performing assets are 5.93 percent of total assets. The equity to assets ratio is 13.14 and the shares trade at 63 percent of book value.

	Clifton Bancorp (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/csbk#NASDAQ">CSBK</a>) of Clifton, New Jersey has 16 offices with $1.1 billion of assets. Nonperforming assets are just 0.39 percent and thanks to the second step conversion offering earlier this year the equity to assets ratio is more than 20. The stock currently trades at 90 percent of book value.

	Stewardship Financial (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ssfn#NASDAQ">SSFN</a>) of Midland Park, New Jersey has 13 branches and $671 million of total assets. Nonperforming assets are just 0.97 percent of total assets and the equity to assets ratio is currently 9.36. The stock is trading at 50 percent of book value.
<h3>
	Lawrence Seidman</h3>

	Lawrence Seidman is also a New Jersey-based bank stock investor with more than two decades experience as an activist investor. His new bank stock purchases in the quarter were:

	Sunshine Bancorp (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/sbcp#NASDAQ">SBCP</a>) is based in Plant City, Florida and has five branches with $222 million in total assets. The bank completed its mutual conversion IPO earlier this year and has an equity to assets ratio of nonperforming assets is 2.61 percent of total assets and the stock trades at less than 85 percent of tangible book value post offering.

	Blue Hills Bancorp (NASDAQ: BHBK) of Boston, Ma also completed its conversion for a mutual thrift to stock ownership this year and the equity to asset ratio is 23.6. The bank has nine branches and $1.6 billion in assets. Nonperforming assets are just 0.27 percent of total assets as of the end of the third quarter. The shares trade at 96 percent of book value.

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	Malvern Bancorp (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/mlvf#NASDAQ">MLVF</a>) is based in Paoli, Pennsylvania and has seven branches with $553 million in assets. The equity to assets ratio is 11.9 and non-performing assets are just 0.82 percent of total assets. The shares currently trade at 94 percent of book value.
<h3>
	PL Capital</h3>

	PL Capital has been of the more successful bank stock activists of the past decade. The principles so the fund have backgrounds in banking and audit and are adept of spotting undervalued bank stocks, and they are not afraid to take an activist approach when they spot an opportunity. The firm had two new purchases in the third quarter:

	Independent Bank (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ibcp#NASDAQ">IBCP</a>) of Ionia, Michigan has 74 offices with $2.2 billion of assets. The bank has an equity to assets ratio of 11.44 and non-performing assets are just 1.21 percent of total assets. The stock currently trades at 1.1 times book value.

	Citizens Financial Group (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/cfg#NYSE">CFG</a>) had its IPO earlier this year after being spun out by Royal Bank of Scotland. The bank has 1,240 branches with more than $133 billion in total assets. The equity to assets ratios 14.6 and nonperforming assets are only 0.75 percent of total assets. The stock trades at book value at the current price.

	History tells out that investing in bank stocks with a strong activist presence can lead to market beating returns. Riding the coattails of three leading bank stock activists could help investors to earn high returns over the next several years.

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Peoples Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/pfbx#NASDAQ">PFBX</a>) reports Q2 EPS of $0.07 versus $(0.23) in the same quarter last year.

Peoples Financial Corporation Reports Q2 EPS of $0.07

Peoples Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/pfbx#NASDAQ">PFBX</a>) reports Q3 EPS of $0.18 versus the estimated $0.12, beating by $0.06. EPS were Up 29% from the same quarter last year.

Peoples Financial Corporation Reports Q3 EPS of $0.18 vs $0.12 Est

Peoples Financial GAAP EPS of $0.62, revenue of $9M

Peoples Financial GAAP EPS of $0.41, revenue of $8.09M

Peoples Financial raises semi-annual dividend by 50% to $0.18 and a special dividend of $0.23

Peoples Financial GAAP EPS of $0.37, revenue of $7.51M

Peoples Financial GAAP EPS of $0.52, revenue of $8.43M

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