Have Insiders Been Buying Fertoz Limited (ASX:FTZ) Shares?
We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of examples of share prices declining precipitously after insiders have sold shares. So before you buy or sell Fertoz Limited (ASX:FTZ), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
Do Insider Transactions Matter?
It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, most countries require that the company discloses such transactions to the market.
We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. 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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Fertoz Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The Non-Executive Director Stuart Richardson made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$129k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.06 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is AU$0.07. 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 Fertoz insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices.
While Fertoz insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
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.
Does Fertoz Boast High Insider Ownership?
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Fertoz insiders own about AU$2.0m worth of shares. That equates to 19% of the company. 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 Does This Data Suggest About Fertoz Insiders?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Fertoz shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders do have a stake in Fertoz and their transactions don't cause us concern. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Fertoz. To help with this, we've discovered 4 warning signs (3 shouldn't be ignored!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Fertoz.
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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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