Yahoo Finance President of Qurate Retail David Rawlinson Buys 7.4% More Shares
Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the Qurate Retail, Inc. (NASDAQ:QRTE.A) President, David Rawlinson, recently bought US$72k worth of stock, for US$0.72 per share. However, it only increased their shares held by 7.4%, and it wasn't a huge purchase by absolute value, either.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Qurate Retail
In fact, the recent purchase by David Rawlinson was the biggest purchase of Qurate Retail 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 around the current price of US$0.73. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. We do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. The good news for Qurate Retail share holders is that an insider was buying at near the current price. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was David Rawlinson.
You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Insider Ownership
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It appears that Qurate Retail insiders own 10% of the company, worth about US$30m. 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 Qurate Retail Insider Transactions Indicate?
It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Qurate Retail insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Qurate Retail. For instance, we've identified 4 warning signs for Qurate Retail (2 are significant) you should be aware of.
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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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.
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