Trade Alert: The President of TELUS Business Solutions Of TELUS Corporation (TSE:T), Navin Arora, Has Just Spent CA$482k Buying 32% More Shares
Investors who take an interest in TELUS Corporation (TSE:T) should definitely note that the President of TELUS Business Solutions, Navin Arora, recently paid CA$25.44 per share to buy CA$482k worth of the stock. That's a very decent purchase to our minds and it grew their holding by a solid 32%.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At TELUS
In fact, the recent purchase by Navin Arora was the biggest purchase of TELUS shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is CA$25.57. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. 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. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider purchases were made at close to current prices.
Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid CA$1.4m for 62.42k shares. On the other hand they divested 8.26k shares, for CA$195k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by TELUS insiders. They paid about CA$22.71 on average. Although they bought at below the recent share price, it is good to see that insiders are willing to invest in the company. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. TELUS insiders own about CA$51m worth of shares. That equates to 0.2% 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.
So What Do The TELUS Insider Transactions Indicate?
The recent insider purchases are heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest TELUS insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for TELUS (of which 1 can't be ignored!) you should know about.
But note: TELUS may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
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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