Yahoo Finance Did Goldsource Mines Inc. (CVE:GXS) Insiders Buy Up More Shares?
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We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. The flip side of that is that there are more than a few examples of insiders dumping stock prior to a period of weak performance. So before you buy or sell Goldsource Mines Inc. (CVE:GXS), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
What Is Insider Selling?
It's quite normal to see company insiders, such as board members, trading in company stock, from time to time. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.
We don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. 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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Goldsource Mines Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Eric Sprott made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for CA$3.0m worth of shares at a price of CA$0.12 each. That means that even when the share price was higher than CA$0.12 (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. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.
In the last twelve months insiders purchased 31.1m shares for CA$3.5m. But they sold 289k for CA$30k. In total, Goldsource Mines insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Insiders at Goldsource Mines Have Bought Stock Recently
Over the last three months, we've seen significantly more insider buying, than insider selling, at Goldsource Mines. We can see that Eric Sprott paid CA$196k for shares in the company. On the other hand, Ioannis Tsitos netted CA$23k by selling. We think insiders may be optimistic about the future, since insiders have been net buyers of shares.
Insider Ownership of Goldsource Mines
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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 12% of Goldsource Mines shares, worth about CA$4.4m, according to our data. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!
What Might The Insider Transactions At Goldsource Mines Tell Us?
The recent insider purchase is heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. While the overall levels of insider ownership are below what we'd like to see, the history of transactions imply that Goldsource Mines insiders are reasonably well aligned, and optimistic for the future. To put this in context, take a look at how a company has performed in the past. You can access this detailed graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow .
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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body.
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