Yahoo Finance Orion Minerals Insiders Placed Bullish Bets Worth AU$1.28m
Quite a few insiders have dramatically grown their holdings in Orion Minerals Limited (ASX:ORN) over the past 12 months. An insider's optimism about the company's prospects is a positive sign.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
Check out our latest analysis for Orion Minerals
Orion Minerals Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by insider Philip Kotze for AU$1.2m worth of shares, at about AU$0.019 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than AU$0.013 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. 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 insiders purchased 67.76m shares for AU$1.3m. On the other hand they divested 63.00m shares, for AU$1.2m. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Orion Minerals insiders. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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 Of Orion Minerals
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. Orion Minerals insiders own about AU$16m worth of shares. That equates to 21% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Orion Minerals Insiders?
There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Orion Minerals 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. Be aware that Orion Minerals is showing 6 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 3 of those are significant...
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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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.
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