How Many Trican Well Service Ltd. (TSE:TCW) Shares Did Insiders Buy, In The Last Year?
It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. On the other hand, we'd be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So before you buy or sell Trican Well Service Ltd. (TSE:TCW), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
What Is Insider Selling?
It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.
Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing. 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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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Trican Well Service
While no particular insider transaction stood out, we can still look at the overall trading.
In the last twelve months insiders paid CA$88k for 38400 shares purchased. Trican Well Service may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. They paid about CA$2.28 on average. I'd consider this a positive as it suggests insiders see value at around the current price, which is CA$1.47. You can see the insider transactions (by 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
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. Our data suggests Trican Well Service insiders own 1.3% of the company, worth about CA$5.7m. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Trican Well Service Insiders?
The fact that there have been no Trican Well Service insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. While we have no worries about the insider transactions, we'd be more comfortable if they owned more Trican Well Service stock. Therefore, you should should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Trican Well Service.
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