Yahoo Finance President David Taylor Just Bought 1.9% More Shares In VersaBank (TSE:VB)
Potential VersaBank (TSE:VB) shareholders may wish to note that the President, David Taylor, recently bought CA$255k worth of stock, paying CA$12.73 for each share. Although the purchase only increased their holding by 1.9%, it is still a solid purchase in our view.
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VersaBank Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Notably, that recent purchase by President David Taylor was not the only time they bought VersaBank shares this year. Earlier in the year, they paid CA$11.55 per share in a CA$310k purchase. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of CA$13.96. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 124.45k shares worth CA$1.4m. But they sold 700.00 shares for CA$7.9k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by VersaBank insiders. 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
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. VersaBank insiders own about CA$43m worth of shares. That equates to 11% 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 Does This Data Suggest About VersaBank Insiders?
The recent insider purchases are heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest VersaBank insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. For example - VersaBank has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.
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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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