Yahoo Finance The Lead Independent Director of Global Indemnity Group, LLC (NYSE:GBLI), Seth Gersch, Just Bought 2.1% More Shares
Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the Global Indemnity Group, LLC (NYSE:GBLI) Lead Independent Director, Seth Gersch, recently bought US$94k worth of stock, for US$23.40 per share. Although the purchase is not a big one, increasing their shareholding by only 2.1%, it can be interpreted as a good sign.
Check out our latest analysis for Global Indemnity Group
Global Indemnity Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by CEO & Director Joseph Brown for US$267k worth of shares, at about US$26.69 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than US$24.79 (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. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. 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.
While Global Indemnity Group insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. 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!
There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
Insider Ownership
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It appears that Global Indemnity Group insiders own 4.1% of the company, worth about US$15m. 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 Global Indemnity Group Tell Us?
The recent insider purchases are heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. Insiders likely see value in Global Indemnity Group shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Global Indemnity Group. While conducting our analysis, we found that Global Indemnity Group has 2 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore them.
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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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