Yahoo Finance President David Hutchens Just Bought 23% More Shares In Fortis Inc. (TSE:FTS)
Those following along with Fortis Inc. (TSE:FTS) will no doubt be intrigued by the recent purchase of shares by David Hutchens, President of the company, who spent a stonking CA$1.0m on stock at an average price of CA$53.33. Not only is that a big swing, but it increased their holding size by 23%, which is definitely great to see.
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Fortis Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In fact, the recent purchase by David Hutchens was the biggest purchase of Fortis shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that even when the share price was higher than CA$52.61 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for 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 29.81k shares for CA$1.6m. But they sold 1.00 shares for CA$60.3. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Fortis insiders. 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).
Does Fortis Boast High Insider Ownership?
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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 0.1% of Fortis shares, worth about CA$31m. 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 Do The Fortis Insider Transactions Indicate?
It is good to see recent purchasing. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Fortis we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. 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. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Fortis you should be aware of, and 1 of them is significant.
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting 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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