Yahoo Finance How Many Sundance Energy Australia Limited (ASX:SEA) Shares Did Insiders Buy, In The Last Year?
It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. The flip side of that is that there are more than a few examples of insiders dumping stock prior to a period of weak performance. So before you buy or sell Sundance Energy Australia Limited (ASX:SEA), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
What Is Insider Selling?
It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, rules govern insider transactions, and certain disclosures are required.
We don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. For example, a Harvard University study found that 'insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year.'
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Sundance Energy Australia
There wasn't any very large single transaction over the last year, but we can still observe some trading.
In the last twelve months insiders purchased 610k shares for AU$257k. But they sold 53590.3 for AU$41k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Sundance Energy Australia insiders. They paid about AU$0.42 on average. This is nice to see since it implies that insiders might see value around current prices (around AU$0.20). You can see the insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.
Insiders at Sundance Energy Australia Have Bought Stock Recently
We saw some Sundance Energy Australia insider buying shares in the last three months. Judith Buie bought US$65k worth of shares in that time. We like it when there are only buyers, and no sellers. But in this case the amount purchased means the recent transaction may not be very meaningful on its own.
Insider Ownership
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. From looking at our data, insiders own AU$6.3m worth of Sundance Energy Australia stock, about 4.4% of the company. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.
So What Do The Sundance Energy Australia Insider Transactions Indicate?
It is good to see the recent insider purchase. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But on the other hand, the company made a loss last year, which makes us a little cautious. On this analysis the only slight negative we see is the fairly low (overall) insider ownership; their transactions suggest that they are quite positive on Sundance Energy Australia stock. Therefore, you should should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Sundance Energy Australia.
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