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Potential Gamehost Inc. (TSE:GH) shareholders may wish to note that the VP, Secretary & Director, Darcy Will, recently bought CA$185k worth of stock, paying CA$5.60 for each share. While that's a very decent purchase to our minds, it was proportionally a bit modest, boosting their holding by just 2.0%.
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Gamehost Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Chairman David Will for CA$213k worth of shares, at about CA$6.56 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being CA$5.67). While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price.
In the last twelve months Gamehost insiders were buying shares, but not selling. The average buy price was around CA$5.66. It's great to see insiders putting their own cash into the company's stock, albeit at below the recent share price. 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 Gamehost
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Gamehost insiders own about CA$49m worth of shares. That equates to 36% 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 Do The Gamehost Insider Transactions Indicate?
It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Gamehost insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. To assist with this, we've discovered 1 warning sign that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Gamehost.