Yahoo Finance Favorable turn of events for Analytica Limited (ASX:ALT) insiders who've lost AU$321k to date on a AU$750k purchase
Insiders who purchased AU$750k worth of Analytica Limited (ASX:ALT) shares over the past year recouped some of their losses after price gained 33% last week. However, the purchase is proving to be an expensive wager as insiders are yet to get ahead of their losses which currently stand at AU$321k since the time of purchase.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.
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Analytica Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The Executive Chairman Michael Monsour made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$750k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.0035 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being AU$0.002). 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. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock when an insider has bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Michael Monsour.
You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. 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 Analytica Boast High Insider Ownership?
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Analytica insiders own about AU$3.5m worth of shares. That equates to 38% 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.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Analytica Tell Us?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Analytica shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders do have a stake in Analytica and their transactions don't cause us concern. 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 instance, we've identified 5 warning signs for Analytica (3 are potentially serious) 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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