Yahoo Finance A number of insiders bought Cleanaway Waste Management Limited (ASX:CWY) stock last year, which is great news for shareholders
It is usually uneventful when a single insider buys stock. However, When quite a few insiders buy shares, as it happened in Cleanaway Waste Management Limited's (ASX:CWY) case, it's fantastic news for shareholders.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
See our latest analysis for Cleanaway Waste Management
The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Cleanaway Waste Management
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Non-Executive Director Jacqueline McArthur bought AU$86k worth of shares at a price of AU$2.85 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of AU$2.60. 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.
In the last twelve months Cleanaway Waste Management insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
Insider Ownership Of Cleanaway Waste Management
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. From looking at our data, insiders own AU$4.7m worth of Cleanaway Waste Management stock, about 0.08% of the company. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Cleanaway Waste Management Tell Us?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Cleanaway Waste Management shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. While we have no worries about the insider transactions, we'd be more comfortable if they owned more Cleanaway Waste Management stock. 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. At Simply Wall St, we found 2 warning signs for Cleanaway Waste Management that deserve your attention before buying any shares.
But note: Cleanaway Waste Management 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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