Yahoo Finance Despite Odd Burger Corporation's recent decline, insiders have made a around CA$25k profit after buying earlier this year.
Insiders who purchased Odd Burger Corporation (CVE:ODD) shares in the past 12 months are unlikely to be deeply impacted by the stock's 16% decline over the past week. Reason being, despite the recent loss, insiders original purchase value of CA$500k is now worth CA$525k.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Odd Burger
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when COO & Director Vasiliki McInnes bought CA$250k worth of shares at a price of CA$0.40 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of CA$0.42. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. We do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. The good news for Odd Burger share holders is that insiders were buying at near the current price.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 1.25m shares worth CA$500k. But insiders sold 10.00k shares worth CA$7.0k. In total, Odd Burger insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
Odd Burger Insiders Bought Stock Recently
Over the last quarter, Odd Burger insiders have spent a meaningful amount on shares. In total, insiders bought CA$500k worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any sales whatsoever. This could be interpreted as suggesting a positive outlook.
Does Odd Burger Boast High Insider Ownership?
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Odd Burger insiders own 50% of the company, currently worth about CA$19m based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Odd Burger Insiders?
It is good to see recent purchasing. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about Odd Burger. One for the watchlist, at least! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. To assist with this, we've discovered 4 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Odd Burger.
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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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