Yahoo Finance Bullish Audacy, Inc. (NYSE:AUD) insiders filled their treasuries with US$2.5m worth of stock over last year
In the last year, multiple insiders have substantially increased their holdings of Audacy, Inc. (NYSE:AUD) stock, indicating that insiders' optimism about the company's prospects has increased.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
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Audacy Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The Chairman Emeritus Joseph Field made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$1.2m worth of shares at a price of US$3.16 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being US$2.54). 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. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price. We note that Joseph Field was both the biggest buyer and the biggest seller.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 827.31k shares worth US$2.5m. On the other hand they divested 393.70k shares, for US$1m. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Audacy insiders. 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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Have Audacy Insiders Traded Recently?
Over the last three months, we've seen a bit of insider buying at Audacy. Independent Director Susan Neely bought US$9.8k worth of shares in that time. We like it when there are only buyers, and no sellers. But the amount invested in the last three months isn't enough for us too put much weight on it, as a single factor.
Insider Ownership of Audacy
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 appears that Audacy insiders own 18% of the company, worth about US$64m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Audacy Insiders?
We note a that there has been a bit of insider buying recently (but no selling). Overall the buying isn't worth writing home about. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders do have a stake in Audacy and their transactions don't cause us concern. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Audacy and we suggest you have a look.
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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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