Yahoo Finance Joint Company Secretary Adrien Wing Just Bought 249% More Shares In New Age Exploration Limited (ASX:NAE)
Investors who take an interest in New Age Exploration Limited (ASX:NAE) should definitely note that the Joint Company Secretary, Adrien Wing, recently paid AU$0.0043 per share to buy AU$322k worth of the stock. We reckon that's a good sign, especially since the purchase boosted their holding by 249%.
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New Age Exploration Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Notably, that recent purchase by Adrien Wing is the biggest insider purchase of New Age Exploration shares that we've seen in the last year. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is AU$0.005. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. 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. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider purchases were made at close to current prices.
While New Age Exploration insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. The chart below shows insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.
Does New Age Exploration Boast High Insider Ownership?
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insiders own 17% of New Age Exploration shares, worth about AU$742k. 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 New Age Exploration Insider Transactions Indicate?
It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchases. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of New Age Exploration we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. For example - New Age Exploration has 4 warning signs we think you should be aware of.
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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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