Yahoo Finance Insider Buying: The PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYPS) Independent Director Just Bought 5.2% More Shares
Investors who take an interest in PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYPS) should definitely note that the Independent Director, James Murren, recently paid US$4.64 per share to buy US$232k worth of the stock. While that's a very decent purchase to our minds, it was proportionally a bit modest, boosting their holding by just 5.2%.
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PLAYSTUDIOS Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In fact, the recent purchase by James Murren was the biggest purchase of PLAYSTUDIOS shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of US$4.44. 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 when an insider has bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was James Murren.
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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Does PLAYSTUDIOS Boast High Insider Ownership?
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 14% of PLAYSTUDIOS shares, worth about US$78m. 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 PLAYSTUDIOS Insider Transactions Indicate?
The recent insider purchase is heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest PLAYSTUDIOS insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for PLAYSTUDIOS.
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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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