MiNK Therapeutics Insider Ups Holding During Year
Looking at MiNK Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:INKT ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net buyers. That is, there were more number of shares purchased by insiders than there were sold.
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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MiNK Therapeutics Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Executive Chairman Garo Armen for US$95k worth of shares, at about US$0.95 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of US$1.03. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. If someone buys shares at well below current prices, it's a good sign on balance, but keep in mind they may no longer see value. Happily, the MiNK Therapeutics insider decided to buy shares at close to current prices. Garo Armen was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.
The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Insider Ownership Of MiNK Therapeutics
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. From our data, it seems that MiNK Therapeutics insiders own 8.2% of the company, worth about US$2.9m. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.
What Might The Insider Transactions At MiNK Therapeutics Tell Us?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded MiNK Therapeutics shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. The transactions are fine but it'd be more encouraging if MiNK Therapeutics insiders bought more shares in the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing MiNK Therapeutics. When we did our research, we found 8 warning signs for MiNK Therapeutics (4 are a bit concerning!) that we believe deserve your full attention.
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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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.
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