Mission Produce, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVO) insider upped their holding by 0.5% earlier this year

Insiders were net buyers of Mission Produce, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AVO ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders bought more stock than they sold.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Mission Produce

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Founder Stephen Barnard bought US$294k worth of shares at a price of US$11.84 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being US$10.46). 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 encouraging to see an insider paid above the current price for shares, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels. Stephen Barnard was the only individual insider to buy during the last year.

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

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that Mission Produce insiders own 40% of the company, worth about US$297m. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Do The Mission Produce Insider Transactions Indicate?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Mission Produce shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. It would be great to see more insider buying, but overall it seems like Mission Produce insiders are reasonably well aligned (owning significant chunk of the company's shares) and optimistic for the future. Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Mission Produce.

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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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