Yahoo Finance Lee Bollinger Is The Independent Director of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC) And Just Spent US$348k On Shares
Potential Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC) shareholders may wish to note that the Independent Director, Lee Bollinger, recently bought US$348k worth of stock, paying US$435 for each share. Although the purchase is not a big one, by either a percentage standpoint or absolute value, it can be seen as a good sign.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Graham Holdings
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Executive Vice President Andrew Rosen bought US$500k worth of shares at a price of US$291 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is US$332. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. 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 Graham Holdings share holders is that insiders were buying at near the current price.
In the last twelve months Graham Holdings insiders were buying shares, but not selling. The average buy price was around US$357. This is nice to see since it implies that insiders might see value around current prices. The chart below shows insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Does Graham Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Graham Holdings insiders own 14% of the company, currently worth about US$247m based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.
So What Do The Graham Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?
It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Graham Holdings. Looks promising! So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. While conducting our analysis, we found that Graham Holdings has 2 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore them.
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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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