President Martin Brassard Just Bought Shares In Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSE:HRX)
Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Martin Brassard, the President of Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSE:HRX) recently shelled out CA$57k to buy stock, at CA$14.30 per share. That might not be a big purchase but it only increased their holding by 2.4%, and could be interpreted as a good sign.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Héroux-Devtek
Notably, that recent purchase by Martin Brassard is the biggest insider purchase of Héroux-Devtek shares that we've seen in the last year. That implies that an insider found the current price of CA$14.90 per share to be enticing. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. We do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider bought shares at close to current prices. Martin Brassard was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.
You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
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Does Héroux-Devtek Boast High Insider Ownership?
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Héroux-Devtek insiders own about CA$61m worth of shares. That equates to 11% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Héroux-Devtek Tell Us?
It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. Insiders likely see value in Héroux-Devtek shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. You'd be interested to know, that we found 2 warning signs for Héroux-Devtek and we suggest you have a look.
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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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