Yahoo Finance How Much Are Kerr Mines Inc. (TSE:KER) Insiders Spending On Buying Shares?
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It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of examples of share prices declining precipitously after insiders have sold shares. So before you buy or sell Kerr Mines Inc. (TSE:KER), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
What Is Insider Selling?
It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, rules govern insider transactions, and certain disclosures are required.
We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. 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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Kerr Mines Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Chairman of the Board Fahad Al-Tamimi bought CA$500k worth of shares at a price of CA$0.14 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of CA$0.22. But because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.
In the last twelve months insiders paid CA$1.4m for 10.1m shares purchased. In the last twelve months Kerr Mines insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see the insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
Kerr Mines is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.
Does Kerr Mines Boast High Insider Ownership?
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insiders own 18% of Kerr Mines shares, worth about CA$11m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Kerr Mines Insiders?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Kerr Mines shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Insiders do have a stake in Kerr Mines and their transactions don't cause us concern. I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can access this interactive graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow for free .
But note: Kerr Mines may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body.
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