The Independent Chairman of the Board of Enerflex Ltd. (TSE:EFX), Kevin Reinhart, Just Bought 24% More Shares
Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Kevin Reinhart, the Independent Chairman of the Board of Enerflex Ltd. (TSE:EFX) recently shelled out CA$78k to buy stock, at CA$7.78 per share. While we're hesitant to get too excited about a purchase of that size, we do note it increased their holding by a solid 24%.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Enerflex
Notably, that recent purchase by Kevin Reinhart is the biggest insider purchase of Enerflex shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of CA$8.51. 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. The good news for Enerflex share holders is that insiders were buying at near the current price.
Enerflex insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Does Enerflex Boast High Insider Ownership?
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. From looking at our data, insiders own CA$5.8m worth of Enerflex stock, about 0.6% of the company. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.
So What Do The Enerflex Insider Transactions Indicate?
The recent insider purchase is heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. On this analysis the only slight negative we see is the fairly low (overall) insider ownership; their transactions suggest that they are quite positive on Enerflex stock. 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 Enerflex.
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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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