Yahoo Finance Trade Alert: Alan Brimacombe At Playfair Mining Ltd. (CVE:PLY), Has Just Spent CA$150k Buying 9.4% More Shares
Investors who take an interest in Playfair Mining Ltd. (CVE:PLY) should definitely note that insider Alan Brimacombe recently paid CA$0.075 per share to buy CA$150k worth of the stock. While that's a very decent purchase to our minds, it was proportionally a bit modest, boosting their holding by just 9.4%.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Playfair Mining
In fact, the recent purchase by Alan Brimacombe was the biggest purchase of Playfair Mining shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being CA$0.065). While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.
While Playfair Mining insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. The average buy price was around CA$0.098. I'd consider this a positive as it suggests insiders see value at around the current price. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
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Does Playfair Mining Boast High Insider Ownership?
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Playfair Mining insiders own about CA$2.0m worth of shares. That equates to 28% of the company. 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 Do The Playfair Mining Insider Transactions Indicate?
The recent insider purchase is heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. However, we note that the company didn't make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Playfair Mining insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Playfair Mining. When we did our research, we found 3 warning signs for Playfair Mining (2 don't sit too well with us!) that we believe deserve your full attention.
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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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