Yahoo Finance Costamare Inc. (NYSE:CMRE) insider upped their holding by 3.2% earlier this year
Viewing insider transactions for Costamare Inc.'s (NYSE:CMRE ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net buyers. This means that a larger number of shares were purchased by insiders in relation to shares sold.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
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Costamare Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The Chairman & CEO Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$11m worth of shares at a price of US$11.58 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being US$9.19). 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. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. It is encouraging to see an insider paid above the current price for shares, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels. Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months. We note that Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos was both the biggest buyer and the biggest seller.
Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos bought a total of 1.75m shares over the year at an average price of US$10.15. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Does Costamare Boast High 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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Costamare insiders own 64% of the company, currently worth about US$711m based on the recent share price. 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 Do The Costamare Insider Transactions Indicate?
The fact that there have been no Costamare insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, Costamare insiders feel good about the company's future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Costamare. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Costamare (including 1 which is concerning).
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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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