Yahoo Finance Bullish insiders at Outcrop Silver & Gold Corporation (CVE:OCG) loaded up on CA$2.0m of stock earlier this year
In the last year, multiple insiders have substantially increased their holdings of Outcrop Silver & Gold Corporation (CVE:OCG) stock, indicating that insiders' optimism about the company's prospects has increased.
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.
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Outcrop Silver & Gold Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by insider Eric Sprott for CA$2.0m worth of shares, at about CA$0.27 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than CA$0.17 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. 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.
Outcrop Silver & Gold insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. 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!
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Insider Ownership Of Outcrop Silver & Gold
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 28% of Outcrop Silver & Gold shares, worth about CA$8.4m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
So What Do The Outcrop Silver & Gold Insider Transactions Indicate?
The fact that there have been no Outcrop Silver & Gold insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Outcrop Silver & Gold insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. 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. To help with this, we've discovered 4 warning signs (2 are concerning!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Outcrop Silver & Gold.
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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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