Yahoo Finance Insiders who bought in the last 12 months lose an additional US$111k as Calibre Mining Corp. (TSE:CXB) drops to CA$470m
Insiders who acquired US$559k worth of Calibre Mining Corp.'s (TSE:CXB) stock at an average price of US$1.31 in the past 12 months may be dismayed by the recent 22% price decline. Insiders buy with the expectation to see their investments rise in value over a period of time. However, recent losses have rendered their above investment worth US$448k which is not ideal.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Calibre Mining
In fact, the recent purchase by President Darren Hall was not their only acquisition of Calibre Mining shares this year. Earlier in the year, they paid CA$1.21 per share in a CA$182k purchase. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being CA$1.05). Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. 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.
In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Calibre Mining insiders. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Insiders at Calibre Mining Have Bought Stock Recently
It's good to see that Calibre Mining insiders have made notable investments in the company's shares. Overall, four insiders shelled out CA$283k for shares in the company -- and none sold. This could be interpreted as suggesting a positive outlook.
Insider Ownership of Calibre Mining
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It appears that Calibre Mining insiders own 3.0% of the company, worth about CA$14m. 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 Do The Calibre Mining Insider Transactions Indicate?
It is good to see recent purchasing. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Calibre Mining we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Calibre Mining. You'd be interested to know, that we found 3 warning signs for Calibre Mining and we suggest you have a look.
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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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