Yahoo Finance How Much Are Purifloh Limited (ASX:PO3) Insiders Spending On Buying Shares?
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It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. 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 before you buy or sell Purifloh Limited (ASX:PO3), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
Do Insider Transactions Matter?
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 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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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Purifloh
Director William Parfet made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$559k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.60 each. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of AU$4.03. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.
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!
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Insider Ownership
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Purifloh insiders own about AU$36m worth of shares. That equates to 27% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
So What Do The Purifloh Insider Transactions Indicate?
The fact that there have been no Purifloh insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Purifloh insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. Along with insider transactions, I recommend checking if Purifloh is growing revenue. This free chart of historic revenue and earnings should make that easy.
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