Yahoo Finance Great news for Traffic Technologies Limited (ASX:TTI): Insiders acquired stock in large numbers last year
When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase stock, like in Traffic Technologies Limited's (ASX:TTI) instance, it's good news for shareholders.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
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Traffic Technologies Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when CEO, MD & Executive Director Constantinos Liosatos bought AU$243k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.03 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than AU$0.022 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price.
Traffic 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. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Insiders at Traffic Technologies Have Bought Stock Recently
Over the last three months, we've seen a bit of insider buying at Traffic Technologies. Insiders shelled out AU$39k for shares in that time. It's great to see that insiders are only buying, not selling. However, in this case the amount invested recently is quite small.
Does Traffic Technologies Boast High Insider Ownership?
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that Traffic Technologies insiders own 21% of the company, worth about AU$3.3m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Traffic Technologies Insiders?
Our data shows a little insider buying, but no selling, in the last three months. That said, the purchases were not large. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Insiders own shares in Traffic Technologies and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Traffic Technologies. When we did our research, we found 4 warning signs for Traffic Technologies (1 doesn'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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