Yahoo Finance As The Container Store Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:TCS) market cap increased US$137m, insiders who bought last year may be reflecting on buying more
Insiders who bought The Container Store Group, Inc. (NYSE:TCS) stock in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The company's market value increased by US$137m as a result of the stock's 25% gain over the same period. In other words, the original US$251k purchase is now worth US$279k.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, 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 Container Store Group
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when CEO, President & Director Satish Malhotra bought US$251k worth of shares at a price of US$12.25 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (US$13.62), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.
The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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 of Container Store Group
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that Container Store Group insiders own 4.1% of the company, worth about US$28m. 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 Container Store Group Insider Transactions Indicate?
The fact that there have been no Container Store Group insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders own shares in Container Store Group and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Container Store Group. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for Container Store Group (of which 1 is concerning!) you should know about.
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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