Yahoo Finance Jeffrey Joerres Is The Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) And They Just Picked Up 170% More Shares
Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, Jeffrey Joerres, recently bought US$99k worth of stock, for US$12.84 per share. While that isn't the hugest buy, it actually boosted their shareholding by 170%, which is good to see.
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Western Union Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In fact, the recent purchase by Jeffrey Joerres was the biggest purchase of Western Union shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That implies that an insider found the current price of US$13.85 per share to be enticing. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. Happily, the Western Union insider decided to buy shares at close to current prices. Jeffrey Joerres was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.
You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
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Insider Ownership Of Western Union
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. It appears that Western Union insiders own 0.7% of the company, worth about US$38m. 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 Western Union Insiders?
It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Western Union we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. 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 2 warning signs for Western Union (1 is a bit unpleasant!) 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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