Insider Spends US$257k Buying More Shares In SelectQuote
Potential SelectQuote, Inc. (NYSE:SLQT) shareholders may wish to note that the Vice Chairman, William Grant, recently bought US$257k worth of stock, paying US$1.17 for each share. Although the purchase only increased their holding by 5.3%, it is still a solid purchase in our view.
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SelectQuote Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In fact, the recent purchase by Vice Chairman William Grant was not their only acquisition of SelectQuote shares this year. They previously made an even bigger purchase of US$544k worth of shares at a price of US$1.28 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than US$1.22 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.
SelectQuote 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!
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
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that SelectQuote insiders own 12% of the company, worth about US$26m. 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 Does This Data Suggest About SelectQuote Insiders?
The recent insider purchases are heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of SelectQuote we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. For example - SelectQuote has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.
Of course SelectQuote may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of high quality companies.
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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.
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