Yahoo Finance Have Insiders Been Buying Aurcana Corporation (CVE:AUN) Shares?
It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. On the other hand, we'd be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So shareholders might well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Aurcana Corporation (CVE:AUN).
What Is Insider Selling?
It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, most countries require that the company discloses such transactions to the market.
We don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions. But it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing. For example, a Columbia University study found that 'insiders are more likely to engage in open market purchases of their own company’s stock when the firm is about to reveal new agreements with customers and suppliers'.
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Aurcana Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when President Kevin Drover bought CA$228k worth of shares at a price of CA$1.00 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being CA$0.37). It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. 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. Kevin Drover was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.
You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by individuals) over the last 12 months, 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 of Aurcana
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Our data isn't picking up on much insider ownership at Aurcana, though insiders do hold about CA$123k worth of shares. We might be missing something but that seems like very low insider ownership.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Aurcana Insiders?
The fact that there have been no Aurcana insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. While we have no worries about the insider transactions, we'd be more comfortable if they owned more Aurcana stock. Along with insider transactions, I recommend checking if Aurcana is growing revenue. This free chart of historic revenue and earnings should make that easy.
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