Yahoo Finance Did Superior Plus Corp. (TSE:SPB) 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. 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 shareholders might well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Superior Plus Corp. (TSE:SPB).
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 would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. For example, a Harvard University study found that 'insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year.'
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Superior Plus
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Director Patrick Gottschalk for CA$258k worth of shares, at about CA$12.90 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher, an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. We generally consider it a positive if insiders have been buying on market, even above the current price.
Happily, we note that in the last year insiders bought 85.10k shares for a total of CA$951k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Superior Plus insiders. They paid about CA$11.17 on average. These transactions show that insiders have confidence to invest their own money in the stock, albeit at slightly below the recent price of CA$11.31. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
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Insiders at Superior Plus Have Bought Stock Recently
Over the last quarter, Superior Plus insiders have spent a meaningful amount on shares. In total, insiders bought CA$175k worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any sales whatsoever. That shows some optimism about the company's future.
Insider Ownership
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. From our data, it seems that Superior Plus insiders own 0.4% of the company, worth about CA$8.5m. Whilst better than nothing, we're not overly impressed by these holdings.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Superior Plus Tell Us?
The recent insider purchases are heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. However, we note that the company didn't make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. On this analysis the only slight negative we see is the fairly low (overall) insider ownership; their transactions suggest that they are quite positive on Superior Plus stock. 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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