Yahoo Finance Insider Buying: The Coastal Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CCB) Independent Director Just Bought 1.8% More Shares
Those following along with Coastal Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CCB) will no doubt be intrigued by the recent purchase of shares by Steven Hovde, Independent Director of the company, who spent a stonking US$1.1m on stock at an average price of US$37.71. There's no denying a buy of that magnitude suggests conviction in a brighter future, although we do note that proportionally it only increased their holding by 1.8%.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Coastal Financial
Notably, that recent purchase by Steven Hovde is the biggest insider purchase of Coastal Financial shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that even when the share price was higher than US$36.29 (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. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 38.40k shares worth US$1.5m. But they sold 10.97k shares for US$510k. In total, Coastal Financial insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Insider Ownership Of Coastal Financial
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 19% of Coastal Financial shares, worth about US$89m. 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 Coastal Financial Tell Us?
The recent insider purchases are heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Insiders likely see value in Coastal Financial shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. To assist with this, we've discovered 1 warning sign that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Coastal Financial.
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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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