Yahoo Finance Insider Buying: Bilal Ahmad Just Spent AU$586k On dorsaVi Ltd (ASX:DVL) Shares
Potential dorsaVi Ltd (ASX:DVL) shareholders may wish to note that insider Bilal Ahmad recently bought AU$586k worth of stock, paying AU$0.026 for each share. However, it only increased shareholding by a small percentage, and it wasn't a huge purchase by absolute value, either.
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dorsaVi Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Notably, that recent purchase by Bilal Ahmad is the biggest insider purchase of dorsaVi shares that we've seen in the last year. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being AU$0.021). Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.
In the last twelve months dorsaVi insiders were buying shares, but not selling. Their average price was about AU$0.026. This is nice to see since it implies that insiders might see value around current prices. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Insider Ownership of dorsaVi
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. dorsaVi insiders own about AU$1.3m worth of shares. That equates to 18% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At dorsaVi Tell Us?
The recent insider purchase is heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest dorsaVi insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing dorsaVi. For example, dorsaVi has 5 warning signs (and 3 which are significant) we think you should know about.
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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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