Yahoo Finance Quite a few insiders invested in Cryosite Limited (ASX:CTE) last year which is positive news for shareholders
When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase stock, like in Cryosite Limited's (ASX:CTE) instance, it's good 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.
Check out our latest analysis for Cryosite
Cryosite Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by insider Gary Robins for AU$401k worth of shares, at about AU$0.16 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of AU$0.36. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.
In the last twelve months Cryosite 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 want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Insider Ownership of Cryosite
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. Cryosite insiders own about AU$8.0m worth of shares (which is 46% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.
So What Do The Cryosite Insider Transactions Indicate?
There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like Cryosite insiders think the business has merit. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Cryosite. To assist with this, we've discovered 4 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Cryosite.
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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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