Generally, when a single insider buys stock, it is usually not a big deal. However, when several insiders are buying, like in the case of Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:RCE), it sends a favourable message to the company's shareholders.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
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Recce Pharmaceuticals Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Chief Scientific Director & Executive Director, Michele Diliza, for AU$335k worth of shares, at about AU$0.40 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even below the current price of AU$0.44. We generally consider it a negative if insiders have been selling, especially if they did so below the current price, because it implies that they considered a lower price to be reasonable. While insider selling is not a positive sign, we can't be sure if it does mean insiders think the shares are fully valued, so it's only a weak sign. We note that the biggest single sale was only 24% of Michele Diliza's holding. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Michele Diliza.
In the last twelve months insiders purchased 990.51k shares for AU$524k. On the other hand they divested 836.41k shares, for AU$335k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Recce Pharmaceuticals insiders. The average buy price was around AU$0.53. This is nice to see since it implies that insiders might see value around current prices. 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!
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).
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. 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 Recce Pharmaceuticals insiders own 30% of the company, worth about AU$27m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.