Yahoo Finance Favourable Signals For PetMed Express: Numerous Insiders Acquired Stock
It is usually uneventful when a single insider buys stock. However, When quite a few insiders buy shares, as it happened in PetMed Express, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PETS) case, it's fantastic news for shareholders.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
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PetMed Express Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Director Gian Fulgoni for US$301k worth of shares, at about US$7.34 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of US$4.28. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price.
PetMed Express insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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 PetMed Express Boast High Insider Ownership?
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Our data suggests PetMed Express insiders own 2.1% of the company, worth about US$1.9m. We prefer to see high levels of insider ownership.
What Might The Insider Transactions At PetMed Express Tell Us?
There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. We'd like to see bigger individual holdings. However, we don't see anything to make us think PetMed Express insiders are doubting the company. 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. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for PetMed Express 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.
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