Yahoo Finance Have Insiders Been Buying Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) Shares This Year?
We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. 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 we'll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY).
What Is Insider Selling?
Most investors know that it is quite permissible for company leaders, such as directors of the board, to buy and sell stock in the company. However, rules govern insider transactions, and certain disclosures are required.
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. 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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Weyerhaeuser Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by President Devin Stockfish for US$120k worth of shares, at about US$23.03 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of US$29.44. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.
You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
Weyerhaeuser is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.
Insider Ownership
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Weyerhaeuser insiders own about US$61m worth of shares. That equates to 0.3% 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 Weyerhaeuser Insider Transactions Indicate?
The fact that there have been no Weyerhaeuser insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Insiders do have a stake in Weyerhaeuser and their transactions don't cause us concern. Therefore, you should should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Weyerhaeuser.
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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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