Yahoo Finance Insiders who purchased Carebook Technologies Inc. (CVE:CRBK) earlier this year lose an additional CA$173k as the stock sinks to CA$0.36
The recent 11% drop in Carebook Technologies Inc.'s (CVE:CRBK) stock could come as a blow to insiders who purchased CA$227k worth of stock at an average buy price of CA$1.53 over the past 12 months. Insiders buy with the expectation to see their investments rise in value over a period of time. However, recent losses have rendered their above investment worth CA$54k which is not ideal.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
Check out our latest analysis for Carebook Technologies
The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Carebook Technologies
The Independent Vice-Chair Josh Blair made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for CA$149k worth of shares at a price of CA$1.49 each. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of CA$0.36. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.
In the last twelve months Carebook Technologies insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Insider Ownership of Carebook Technologies
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 31% of Carebook Technologies shares, worth about CA$5.3m. 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 Carebook Technologies Insider Transactions Indicate?
The fact that there have been no Carebook Technologies insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Carebook Technologies insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. To that end, you should learn about the 5 warning signs we've spotted with Carebook Technologies (including 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable).
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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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