Yahoo Finance How Many National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) Shares Did Insiders Buy, In The Last Year?
We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. 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 shareholders might well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI).
What Is Insider Selling?
Most investors know that it is quite permissible for company leaders, such as directors of the board, to buy and sell stock in the company. However, rules govern insider transactions, and certain disclosures are required.
We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing. 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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National Health Investors Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The Independent Director Robert Adams made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$332k worth of shares at a price of US$66.45 each. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of US$68.24. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. If someone buys shares at well below current prices, it's a good sign on balance, but keep in mind they may no longer see value. The good news for National Health Investors share holders is that an insider was buying at near the current price. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Robert Adams.
Robert Adams bought a total of 7.00k shares over the year at an average price of US$66.75. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
National Health Investors is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.
Insider Ownership of National Health Investors
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. National Health Investors insiders own about US$125m worth of shares (which is 4.0% of the company). 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 National Health Investors Insider Transactions Indicate?
There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, National Health Investors insiders feel good about the company's future. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. Be aware that National Health Investors is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those makes us a bit uncomfortable...
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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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