Yahoo Finance Multiple insiders bought dorsaVi Ltd (ASX:DVL) stock earlier this year, a positive sign for shareholders
It is usually uneventful when a single insider buys stock. However, When quite a few insiders buy shares, as it happened in dorsaVi Ltd's (ASX:DVL) case, it's fantastic news for shareholders.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At dorsaVi
The insider Bilal Ahmad made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$586k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.032 each. That means that even when the share price was higher than AU$0.01 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. 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 dorsaVi insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. The average buy price was around AU$0.026. These transactions suggest that insiders have considered the current price attractive. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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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. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 21% of dorsaVi shares, worth about AU$755k. 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 Does This Data Suggest About dorsaVi Insiders?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded dorsaVi shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders own shares in dorsaVi and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the 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. Case in point: We've spotted 4 warning signs for dorsaVi you should be aware of, and 3 of them make us uncomfortable.
But note: dorsaVi 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.
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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