Yahoo Finance Trade Alert: The Independent Chairman Of Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ), Timothy Poole, Has Just Spent AU$153k Buying 33% More Shares
Potential Aurizon Holdings Limited (ASX:AZJ) shareholders may wish to note that the Independent Chairman, Timothy Poole, recently bought AU$153k worth of stock, paying AU$3.40 for each share. That's a very solid buy in our book, and increased their holding by a noteworthy 33%.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Aurizon Holdings
In fact, the recent purchase by Timothy Poole was the biggest purchase of Aurizon Holdings shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of AU$3.45. 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 Aurizon Holdings insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices.
While Aurizon Holdings insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
Aurizon Holdings is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.
Does Aurizon Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. From looking at our data, insiders own AU$6.0m worth of Aurizon Holdings stock, about 0.09% of the company. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Aurizon Holdings Tell Us?
The recent insider purchases are heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. We would certainly prefer see higher levels of insider ownership but analysis of the insider transactions suggests that Aurizon Holdings insiders are expecting a bright future. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for Aurizon Holdings (of which 1 can't be ignored!) you should know about.
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.
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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