Yahoo Finance Have Insiders Been Buying OBJ Limited (ASX:OBJ) Shares This Year?
We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. On the other hand, we’d be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So we’ll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in OBJ Limited (ASX:OBJ).
What Is Insider Buying?
Most investors know that it is quite permissible for company leaders, such as directors of the board, to buy and sell stock on the market. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.
Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. For example, a Harvard University study found that ‘insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year.’
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At OBJ
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Non-Executive Director Steven Schapera for AU$71k worth of shares, at about AU$0.029 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher, an insider wanted to purchase shares. It’s very possible they regret the purchase, but it’s more likely they are bullish about the company. That purchase may suggest an expectation of positive returns over the long term. Steven Schapera was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.
Steven Schapera purchased 5.98m shares over the year. The average price per share was AU$0.027. The chart below shows insider transactions over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Does OBJ Boast High Insider Ownership?
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. OBJ insiders own about AU$2.6m worth of shares (which is 7.5% of the company). Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.
So What Do The OBJ Insider Transactions Indicate?
We note a that there has been a tad more insider buying than selling, recently. But overall the difference isn’t worth writing home about. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. The transactions are fine but it’d be more encouraging if OBJ insiders bought more shares in the company. To put this in context, take a look at how a company has performed in the past. You can access this detailed graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow .
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