Yahoo Finance This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In Shaw Communications Inc. (TSE:SJR.B)
Some Shaw Communications Inc. (TSE:SJR.B) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Independent Director, Willard Yuill, recently sold a whopping CA$680k worth of stock at a price of CA$27.20 per share. However, it's crucial to note that they remain very much invested in the stock and that sale only reduced their holding by 0.6%.
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Shaw Communications Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In fact, the recent sale by Independent Director Willard Yuill was not their only sale of Shaw Communications shares this year. Earlier in the year, they fetched CA$25.36 per share in a -CA$1.3m sale. That means that even when the share price was below the current price of CA$26.51, an insider wanted to cash in some shares. When an insider sells below the current price, it suggests that they considered that lower price to be fair. That makes us wonder what they think of the (higher) recent valuation. Please do note, however, that sellers may have a variety of reasons for selling, so we don't know for sure what they think of the stock price. We note that the biggest single sale was only 1.3%of Willard Yuill's holding.
We note that in the last year insiders divested 189651 shares for a total of CA$4.8m. Shaw Communications insiders didn't buy any shares over the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by 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 Shaw Communications
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. Shaw Communications insiders own 8.0% of the company, currently worth about CA$1.1b based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.
So What Do The Shaw Communications Insider Transactions Indicate?
An insider sold Shaw Communications shares recently, but they didn't buy any. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. On the plus side, Shaw Communications makes money, and is growing profits. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. 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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