Yahoo Finance One Creative Technology Ltd (SGX:C76) insider upped their stake by 80% in the previous year
Viewing insider transactions for Creative Technology Ltd's (SGX:C76 ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net buyers. This means that a larger number of shares were purchased by insiders in relation to shares sold.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Creative Technology
The Independent Non-Executive Director Yong-Boon Yeo made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for S$152k worth of shares at a price of S$2.53 each. That means that even when the share price was higher than S$1.55 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. 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 Yong-Boon Yeo.
Yong-Boon Yeo bought 210.35k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of S$2.47. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. 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).
Does Creative Technology Boast High 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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that Creative Technology insiders own 41% of the company, worth about S$45m. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Creative Technology Tell Us?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Creative Technology shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like Creative Technology insiders think the business has merit. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Creative Technology. When we did our research, we found 3 warning signs for Creative Technology (1 is significant!) that we believe deserve your full attention.
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.
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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