Yahoo Finance Insider Buying: The Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE:RLGY) Independent Chairman Just Bought 5.1% More Shares
Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Michael Williams, the Independent Chairman of Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE:RLGY) recently shelled out US$53k to buy stock, at US$10.60 per share. However, it only increased their shares held by 5.1%, and it wasn't a huge purchase by absolute value, either.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Realogy Holdings
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when President & CEO of Cartus Corporation Katrina Helmkamp bought US$169k worth of shares at a price of US$8.44 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (US$10.64), we still think insider buying is a positive. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.
While Realogy Holdings insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Does Realogy Holdings 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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that Realogy Holdings insiders own 1.2% of the company, worth about US$15m. 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 Do The Realogy Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?
The recent insider purchase is heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. However, we note that the company didn't make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Realogy Holdings insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. When we did our research, we found 2 warning signs for Realogy Holdings (1 can't be ignored!) 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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