Yahoo Finance How Much Are Coeur Mining, Inc. (NYSE:CDE) Insiders Spending On Buying Shares?
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 we'll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Coeur Mining, Inc. (NYSE:CDE).
What Is Insider Selling?
It's quite normal to see company insiders, such as board members, trading in company stock, from time to time. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.
We don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions. 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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Coeur Mining Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Senior VP & CFO Thomas Whelan made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$71k worth of shares at a price of US$2.84 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of US$5.29. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.
Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid US$174k for 53750 shares. On the other hand they divested 9868 shares, for US$45k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Coeur Mining insiders. The average buy price was around US$3.24. We don't deny that it is nice to see insiders buying stock in the company. However, we do note that they were buying at significantly lower prices than today's share price. The chart below shows insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
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).
Insiders at Coeur Mining Have Bought Stock Recently
It's good to see that Coeur Mining insiders have made notable investments in the company's shares. Not only was there no selling that we can see, but they collectively bought US$120k worth of shares. This could be interpreted as suggesting a positive outlook.
Insider Ownership of Coeur Mining
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It appears that Coeur Mining insiders own 1.7% of the company, worth about US$20m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
So What Do The Coeur Mining Insider Transactions Indicate?
It is good to see recent purchasing. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. However, we note that the company didn't make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Coeur Mining we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.
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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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