Yahoo Finance Have Insiders Been Buying Envirosuite Limited (ASX:EVS) Shares?
It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. The flip side of that is that there are more than a few examples of insiders dumping stock prior to a period of weak performance. So before you buy or sell Envirosuite Limited (ASX:EVS), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
What Is Insider Selling?
Most investors know that it is quite permissible for company leaders, such as directors of the board, to buy and sell stock in the company. However, most countries require that the company discloses such transactions to the market.
Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing. As Peter Lynch said, 'insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise'.
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Envirosuite Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Non-Executive Director Hugh Robertson bought AU$1.6m worth of shares at a price of AU$0.20 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of AU$0.23. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. The good news for Envirosuite share holders is that insiders were buying at near the current price.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 9.53m shares worth AU$1.8m. On the other hand they divested 1.00m shares, for AU$150k. In total, Envirosuite insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. 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
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Envirosuite insiders own about AU$43m worth of shares. That equates to 19% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Envirosuite Tell Us?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Envirosuite shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders own shares in Envirosuite 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 Envirosuite. At Simply Wall St, we've found that Envirosuite has 2 warning signs (1 doesn't sit too well with us!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.
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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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