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We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. The flip side of that is that there are more than a few examples of insiders dumping stock prior to a period of weak performance. So before you buy or sell Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLL), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
Do Insider Transactions Matter?
It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.
We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing. For example, a Columbia University study found that 'insiders are more likely to engage in open market purchases of their own company’s stock when the firm is about to reveal new agreements with customers and suppliers'.
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Collegium Pharmaceutical Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Co-Founder & Chairman Michael Heffernan made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$3.8m worth of shares at a price of US$25.28 each. While the sale doesn't make us feel confident, we do note it was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is US$15.14. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels. Michael Heffernan was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.
The chart below shows insider transactions (by 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!
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Insider Ownership
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 2.0% of Collegium Pharmaceutical shares, worth about US$10m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Collegium Pharmaceutical Tell Us?
There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. Still, the insider transactions at Collegium Pharmaceutical in the last 12 months are not very heartening. But we do like the fact that insiders own a fair chunk of the company. Therefore, you should should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Collegium Pharmaceutical.
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