Yahoo Finance A number of insiders bought Great Southern Mining Limited (ASX:GSN) stock last year, which is great news for shareholders
When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase stock, like in Great Southern Mining Limited's (ASX:GSN) instance, it's good news for shareholders.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.
Check out our latest analysis for Great Southern Mining
The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Great Southern Mining
The insider Adam Macdougall made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$308k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.05 each. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of AU$0.058. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.
Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid AU$509k for 9.92m shares. But they sold 300.00k shares for AU$18k. In total, Great Southern Mining insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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).
Great Southern Mining Insiders Bought Stock Recently
Over the last three months, we've seen significant insider buying at Great Southern Mining. Specifically, Independent Non-Executive Director Matthew Blake bought AU$133k worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any sales whatsoever. This is a positive in our book as it implies some confidence.
Insider Ownership of Great Southern Mining
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Great Southern Mining insiders own 57% of the company, currently worth about AU$18m based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Great Southern Mining Tell Us?
The recent insider purchase is heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Great Southern Mining. One for the watchlist, at least! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. When we did our research, we found 6 warning signs for Great Southern Mining (3 are potentially serious!) that we believe deserve your full attention.
Of course Great Southern Mining may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of high quality companies.
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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