Yahoo Finance How Many Delphi Technologies PLC (NYSE:DLPH) Shares Did Insiders Buy, In The Last Year?
We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of examples of share prices declining precipitously after insiders have sold shares. So shareholders might well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Delphi Technologies PLC (NYSE:DLPH).
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, rules govern insider transactions, and certain disclosures are required.
We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. 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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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Delphi Technologies
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Director Joseph Cantie bought US$149k worth of shares at a price of US$16.61 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than US$13.26 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. 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. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.
While Delphi Technologies insiders bought shares last year, they didn't sell. You can see the insider transactions (by 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!
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.
Insider Ownership of Delphi Technologies
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Based on our data, Delphi Technologies insiders have about 0.2% of the stock, worth approximately US$2.7m. We consider this fairly low insider ownership.
So What Do The Delphi Technologies Insider Transactions Indicate?
The fact that there have been no Delphi Technologies insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. We'd like to see bigger individual holdings. However, we don't see anything to make us think Delphi Technologies insiders are doubting the company. Therefore, you should should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Delphi Technologies.
But note: Delphi Technologies may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
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