Yahoo Finance Hydro One Limited (TSE:H) may have lost CA$1.1b in value but insiders who invested last year have seen gains of around CA$741 to date
Insiders who purchased Hydro One Limited (TSE:H) shares in the past 12 months are unlikely to be deeply impacted by the stock's 5.4% decline over the past week. After accounting for the recent loss, the CA$9.1k worth of shares they purchased is now worth CA$9.8k, suggesting a good return on their investment.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
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Hydro One Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
There wasn't any very large single transaction over the last year, but we can still observe some trading.
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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Does Hydro One 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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 0.08% of Hydro One shares, worth about CA$15m. 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 Hydro One Tell Us?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Hydro One shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Insiders own shares in Hydro One and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Hydro One. When we did our research, we found 3 warning signs for Hydro One (1 shouldn't be ignored!) 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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