Trade Alert: Alejandro Benavides At FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL), Has Just Spent US$191k Buying 2.6% More Shares
Investors who take an interest in FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) should definitely note that insider Alejandro Benavides recently paid US$3.68 per share to buy US$191k worth of the stock. While that's a very decent purchase to our minds, it was proportionally a bit modest, boosting their holding by just 2.6%.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At FreightCar America
Notably, that recent purchase by Alejandro Benavides is the biggest insider purchase of FreightCar America shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of US$3.91. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. Happily, the FreightCar America insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices.
While FreightCar America insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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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Insider Ownership
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by 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. From our data, it seems that FreightCar America insiders own 7.6% of the company, worth about US$4.9m. We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!
So What Does This Data Suggest About FreightCar America Insiders?
It is good to see recent purchasing. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. On this analysis the only slight negative we see is the fairly low (overall) insider ownership; their transactions suggest that they are quite positive on FreightCar America stock. 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 instance, we've identified 6 warning signs for FreightCar America (2 are a bit concerning) you should be aware of.
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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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