Yahoo Finance Insiders who bought this year lost US$54k as FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE:FF) sheds US$162m in value
The recent 35% drop in FutureFuel Corp.'s (NYSE:FF) stock could come as a blow to insiders who purchased US$296k worth of stock at an average buy price of US$8.45 over the past 12 months. Insiders invest with the hopes of seeing their money grow in value over time. However, as a result of recent losses, their initial investment is now only worth US$242k, which is not what they expected.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.
Check out our latest analysis for FutureFuel
FutureFuel Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Non-Executive Director Donald Bedell for US$164k worth of shares, at about US$8.40 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than US$6.91 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when an insider has purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price. Donald Bedell was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.
Donald Bedell bought 35.00k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of US$8.45. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
Insider Ownership of FutureFuel
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Based on our data, FutureFuel insiders have about 0.9% of the stock, worth approximately US$2.9m. We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.
What Might The Insider Transactions At FutureFuel Tell Us?
The fact that there have been no FutureFuel insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. We'd like to see bigger individual holdings. However, we don't see anything to make us think FutureFuel insiders are doubting the company. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. When we did our research, we found 4 warning signs for FutureFuel (1 shouldn't be ignored!) that we believe deserve your full attention.
Of course FutureFuel may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of high quality companies.
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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