Yahoo Finance Weber Inc. (NYSE:WEBR) insider upped their holding by 45% earlier this year
Viewing insider transactions for Weber Inc.'s (NYSE:WEBR ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net buyers. This means that a larger number of shares were purchased by insiders in relation to shares sold.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Weber
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by insider Byron Trott for US$14m worth of shares, at about US$14.00 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$16.11. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.
You can see the insider transactions (by companies and 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!
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Insider Ownership of Weber
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It appears that Weber insiders own 1.9% of the company, worth about US$87m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
So What Do The Weber Insider Transactions Indicate?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Weber shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Weber insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Weber. To assist with this, we've discovered 2 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Weber.
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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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