Trade Alert: The President Of Finning International Inc. (TSE:FTT), L. Thomson, Has Just Spent CA$253k Buying 3.5% More Shares

Potential Finning International Inc. (TSE:FTT) shareholders may wish to note that the President, L. Thomson, recently bought CA$253k worth of stock, paying CA$33.74 for each share. While that's a very decent purchase to our minds, it was proportionally a bit modest, boosting their holding by just 3.5%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Finning International

Notably, that recent purchase by President L. Thomson was not the only time they bought Finning International shares this year. Earlier in the year, they paid CA$30.61 per share in a CA$291k purchase. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is CA$33.93. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. If someone buys shares at well below current prices, it's a good sign on balance, but keep in mind they may no longer see value. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider purchases were made at close to current prices.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid CA$708k for 22.93k shares. On the other hand they divested 8.74k shares, for CA$276k. Overall, Finning International insiders were net buyers during the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership of Finning International

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insiders own 0.4% of Finning International shares, worth about CA$21m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Finning International Insiders?

It is good to see recent purchasing. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Insiders likely see value in Finning International shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Finning International and we suggest you have a look.

But note: Finning International 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. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions, but not derivative transactions.

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