Yahoo Finance Have Insiders Been Buying Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE:BGG) Shares This Year?
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We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. On the other hand, we'd be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So we'll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE:BGG).
What Is Insider Buying?
It's quite normal to see company insiders, such as board members, trading in company stock, from time to time. However, most countries require that the company discloses such transactions to the market.
Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. As Peter Lynch said, 'insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise.'
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Briggs & Stratton Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Director Frank Jaehnert for US$120k worth of shares, at about US$12.04 per share. That implies that an insider found the current price of US$12.42 per share to be enticing. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. 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 Briggs & Stratton share holders is that an insider was buying at near the current price. Frank Jaehnert was the only individual insider to buy over the year.
Frank Jaehnert purchased 15000 shares over the year. The average price per share was US$12.61. 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!
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
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 2.1% of Briggs & Stratton 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 Briggs & Stratton Insider Transactions Indicate?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Briggs & Stratton shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Briggs & Stratton insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. Therefore, you should should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Briggs & Stratton.
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