Yahoo Finance Insider Buying: The Match Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTCH) CEO & Director Just Bought 1,508% More Shares
Those following along with Match Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTCH) will no doubt be intrigued by the recent purchase of shares by Bernard Kim, CEO & Director of the company, who spent a stonking US$1.0m on stock at an average price of US$63.58. That purchase boosted their holding by 1,508%, which makes us wonder if the move was inspired by quietly confident deeply-felt optimism.
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Match Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Notably, that recent purchase by Bernard Kim is the biggest insider purchase of Match Group shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of US$67.78. 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. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. Happily, the Match Group insider decided to buy shares at close to current prices. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Bernard Kim.
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 plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.
Insider Ownership
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 0.4% of Match Group shares, worth about US$84m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Match Group Insiders?
It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Match Group we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. 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. Our analysis shows 5 warning signs for Match Group (2 make us uncomfortable!) and we strongly recommend you look at them before investing.
But note: Match Group may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
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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