Yahoo Finance Insider Buying: The Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ:SABR) Independent Director Just Bought 21% More Shares
Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Gail Mandel, the Independent Director of Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ:SABR) recently shelled out US$54k to buy stock, at US$8.97 per share. That purchase might not be huge but it did increase their holding by 21%.
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Sabre Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Director John Siciliano bought US$65k worth of shares at a price of US$6.54 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (US$8.73), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.
In the last twelve months Sabre insiders were buying shares, but not selling. They paid about US$7.45 on average. These transactions show that insiders have confidence to invest their own money in the stock, albeit at slightly below the recent price. 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 Sabre Boast High Insider Ownership?
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Sabre insiders own about US$10m worth of shares. That equates to 0.4% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
So What Do The Sabre Insider Transactions Indicate?
The recent insider purchase is heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. Insiders likely see value in Sabre shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for Sabre you should be aware of, and 1 of these is significant.
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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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