Yahoo Finance Trade Alert: The Independent Director Of Exco Technologies Limited (TSE:XTC), Edward Kernaghan, Has Just Spent CA$364k Buying A Few More Shares
Investors who take an interest in Exco Technologies Limited (TSE:XTC) should definitely note that the Independent Director, Edward Kernaghan, recently paid CA$8.06 per share to buy CA$364k worth of the stock. However, it only increased shareholding by a small percentage, and it wasn't a huge purchase by absolute value, either.
Check out our latest analysis for Exco Technologies
Exco Technologies Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In fact, the recent purchase by Independent Director Edward Kernaghan was not their only acquisition of Exco Technologies shares this year. They previously made an even bigger purchase of CA$4.0m worth of shares at a price of CA$9.29 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than CA$7.80 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. 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.
Exco Technologies insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and 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!
There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
Does Exco Technologies 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. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Exco Technologies insiders own about CA$163m worth of shares (which is 54% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Exco Technologies Insiders?
The recent insider purchases are heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Exco Technologies. Looks promising! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Exco Technologies. While conducting our analysis, we found that Exco Technologies has 2 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore these.
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.
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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