Yahoo Finance The Chief Operating Officer of Chart Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:GTLS), John Bishop, Just Bought 69% More Shares
Investors who take an interest in Chart Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:GTLS) should definitely note that the Chief Operating Officer, John Bishop, recently paid US$18.18 per share to buy US$182k worth of the stock. We reckon that's a good sign, especially since the purchase boosted their holding by 69%.
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Chart Industries Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Director Carey Chen for US$203k worth of shares, at about US$59.73 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than US$25.01 (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. 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 if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.
Chart Industries insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. The average buy price was around US$28.73. These transactions suggest that insiders have considered the current price attractive. The chart below shows insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Insider Ownership of Chart Industries
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insiders own 1.3% of Chart Industries shares, worth about US$11m. 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 Do The Chart Industries Insider Transactions Indicate?
The recent insider purchase is heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Insiders likely see value in Chart Industries shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. When we did our research, we found 4 warning signs for Chart Industries (1 is potentially serious!) that we believe deserve your full attention.
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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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