Yahoo Finance Have Insiders Been Buying INV Metals Inc. (TSE:INV) Shares This Year?
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We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. The flip side of that is that there are more than a few examples of insiders dumping stock prior to a period of weak performance. So shareholders might well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in INV Metals Inc. (TSE:INV).
What Is Insider Selling?
It's quite normal to see company insiders, such as board members, trading in company stock, from time to time. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.
Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. As Peter Lynch said, 'insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise.'
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At INV Metals
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Chairman of the Board A. MacGibbon for CA$532k worth of shares, at about CA$0.65 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than CA$0.42 (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. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels. Notably A. MacGibbon was also the biggest seller, having sold CA$42k worth of shares.
Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid CA$1.1m for 1.7m shares. On the other hand they divested 65201 shares, for CA$42k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by INV Metals insiders. The chart below shows insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Insider Ownership
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. INV Metals insiders own about CA$6.9m worth of shares. That equates to 17% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
So What Do The INV Metals Insider Transactions Indicate?
There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders do have a stake in INV Metals and their transactions don't cause us concern. Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in INV Metals, you should check out this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.
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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body.
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