Yahoo Finance Insiders rewarded with a US$198k addition on top of their US$8.0m purchase as Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CMTG) hits US$2.6b
Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CMTG) insiders who purchased shares in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The stock climbed by 3.5% resulting in a US$87m addition to the company’s market value. As a result, the stock they originally bought for US$8.0m is now worth US$8.2m.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
See our latest analysis for Claros Mortgage Trust
Claros Mortgage Trust Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Chairman & CEO Richard Mack bought US$5.0m worth of shares at a price of US$18.65 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of US$18.51. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.
While Claros Mortgage Trust 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 click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
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Does Claros Mortgage Trust 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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 0.7% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares, worth about US$17m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Claros Mortgage Trust Tell Us?
There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders own shares in Claros Mortgage Trust and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. 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 2 warning signs for Claros Mortgage Trust you should be aware of, and 1 of these makes us a bit uncomfortable.
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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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