Yahoo Finance Great news for GPM Metals Inc. (CVE:GPM): Insiders acquired stock in large numbers last year
When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase stock, like in GPM Metals Inc.'s (CVE:GPM) instance, it's good news for shareholders.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
Check out our latest analysis for GPM Metals
GPM Metals Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by insider John Sheridan for CA$99k worth of shares, at about CA$0.10 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of CA$0.09. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.
While GPM Metals insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. 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!
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Insider Ownership of GPM Metals
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insiders own 18% of GPM Metals shares, worth about CA$1.2m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At GPM Metals Tell Us?
There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Overall we don't see anything to make us think GPM Metals insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. When we did our research, we found 4 warning signs for GPM Metals (2 are potentially serious!) that we believe deserve your full attention.
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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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