Yahoo Finance A number of insiders bought Elmore Limited (ASX:ELE) stock last year, which is great news for shareholders
Generally, when a single insider buys stock, it is usually not a big deal. However, when several insiders are buying, like in the case of Elmore Limited (ASX:ELE), it sends a favourable message to the company's 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 Elmore
Elmore Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when insider Peter Diamond bought AU$200k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.02 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (AU$0.033), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.
Elmore insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
Elmore is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.
Insider Ownership of Elmore
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insiders own 19% of Elmore shares, worth about AU$5.3m. 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 Does This Data Suggest About Elmore Insiders?
The fact that there have been no Elmore insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Elmore insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. 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, Elmore has 4 warning signs (and 1 which doesn't sit too well with us) we think you should know about.
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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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