Yahoo Finance Canstar Resources Inc. (CVE:ROX) Insiders Increased Their Holdings
It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. On the other hand, we'd be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So we'll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Canstar Resources Inc. (CVE:ROX).
What Is Insider Buying?
It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, most countries require that the company discloses such transactions to the market.
We don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions. But it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing. As Peter Lynch said, 'insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise'.
Check out our latest analysis for Canstar Resources
Canstar Resources Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The Chairman Dennis Peterson made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for CA$125k worth of shares at a price of CA$0.05 each. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of CA$0.25. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 5.37m shares worth CA$398k. On the other hand they divested 125.00k shares, for CA$31k. Overall, Canstar Resources insiders were net buyers during the last year. They paid about CA$0.074 on average. We don't deny that it is nice to see insiders buying stock in the company. But we must note that the investments were made at well below today's share price. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.
Have Canstar Resources Insiders Traded Recently?
There was only a small bit of insider buying, worth CA$5.9k, in the last three months. Overall, we don't think these recent trades are particularly informative, one way or the other.
Insider Ownership
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Our data indicates that Canstar Resources insiders own about CA$2.1m worth of shares (which is 12% of the company). Whilst better than nothing, we're not overly impressed by these holdings.
So What Do The Canstar Resources Insider Transactions Indicate?
Our data shows a little insider buying, but no selling, in the last three months. Overall the buying isn't worth writing home about. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. The transactions are fine but it'd be more encouraging if Canstar Resources insiders bought more shares in the company. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Canstar Resources (including 2 which don't sit too well with us).
But note: Canstar Resources may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions, but not derivative transactions.
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