Yahoo Finance Should You Take Comfort From Insider Transactions At Axion Ventures Inc. (CVE:AXV)?
We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of examples of share prices declining precipitously after insiders have sold shares. So we'll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Axion Ventures Inc. (CVE:AXV).
What Is Insider Selling?
It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.
Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. 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.
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Axion Ventures Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Chief Executive Officer of True Axion Interactive Ltd. Nithinan Boonyawattanapisut for CA$5.7m worth of shares, at about CA$1.00 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than CA$0.39 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price. We note that Nithinan Boonyawattanapisut was both the biggest buyer and the biggest seller.
Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid CA$6.0m for 6033900 shares. On the other hand they divested 5766500 shares, for CA$5.8m. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Axion Ventures insiders. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Are Axion Ventures Insiders Buying Or Selling?
There was some insider buying at Axion Ventures over the last quarter. Executive Director Grant Kim purchased CA$7.2k worth of shares in that period. It's good to see the insider buying, as well as the lack of recent sellers. However, in this case the amount invested recently is quite small.
Insider Ownership
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Axion Ventures insiders own about CA$31m worth of shares. That equates to 38% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
So What Do The Axion Ventures Insider Transactions Indicate?
Our data shows a little insider buying, but no selling, in the last three months. That said, the purchases were not large. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders own shares in Axion Ventures and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.
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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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