Insiders at SunOpta Inc. (NASDAQ:STKL) sold US$1.8m worth of stock at an average price of US$10.49 a share over the past year, making the most of their investment. The company's market worth decreased by US$94m over the past week after the stock price dropped 8.6%, although insiders were able to minimize their losses
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, 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 SunOpta
The Senior Vice President of Global Sourcing, Barend Reijn, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$312k worth of shares at a price of US$10.41 each. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$9.30). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.
In the last twelve months insiders purchased 46.60k shares for US$249k. But insiders sold 175.48k shares worth US$1.8m. Over the last year we saw more insider selling of SunOpta shares, than buying. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
NasdaqGS:STKL Insider Trading Volume September 23rd 2022
I will like SunOpta better if I see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.
SunOpta Insiders Are Selling The Stock
The last quarter saw substantial insider selling of SunOpta shares. Specifically, insiders ditched US$1.8m worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any purchases whatsoever. In light of this it's hard to argue that all the insiders think that the shares are a bargain.
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. It appears that SunOpta insiders own 3.4% of the company, worth about US$34m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At SunOpta Tell Us?
Insiders sold SunOpta shares recently, but they didn't buy any. Despite some insider buying, the longer term picture doesn't make us feel much more positive. While insiders do own shares, they don't own a heap, and they have been selling. We're in no rush to buy! 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. While conducting our analysis, we found that SunOpta has 2 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore these.
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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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业内人士在SunOpta Inc.纳斯达克(Sequoia Capital:STKL)在过去一年以每股10.49美元的平均价格出售了价值180万美元的股票,充分利用了他们的投资。在股价下跌8.6%后,该公司的市值在过去一周里缩水了9400万美元,尽管内部人士能够将损失降至最低
尽管我们不认为股东应该简单地跟踪内幕交易,但从逻辑上讲,你应该关注内部人士是在买入还是卖出股票。
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SunOpta最近12个月的内幕交易
全球采购的高级副总裁,Barend Reijn,在过去的12个月里进行了最大的内幕交易。这一笔交易是以每股10.41美元的价格收购了价值31.2万美元的股票。虽然我们通常不喜欢看到内幕出售,但如果以更低的价格出售,人们更担心的是。一线希望是,这次抛售发生在最新价格(9.30美元)之上。因此,很难从中得出任何强有力的结论。
在过去的12个月里,内部人士以24.9万美元的价格购买了46.6万股。但内部人士出售了175.48万股,价值180万美元。过去一年,我们看到SunOpta股票的内幕抛售多于买入。你可以看到过去一年的内幕交易(由公司和个人),如下图所示。如果你想知道到底是谁卖了,卖了多少钱,什么时候卖的,只需点击下面的图表!
NasdaqGS:STKL内幕交易量2022年9月23日
如果我看到一些大的内部收购,我会更喜欢SunOpta。在我们等待的时候,看看这个免费最近有大量内幕收购的成长型公司名单。
SunOpta内部人士正在出售股票
上个季度,SunOpta的股票出现了大量内幕抛售。具体地说,在那段时间里,内部人士抛售了价值180万美元的股票,我们没有记录任何买入。有鉴于此,很难辩称所有内部人士都认为这些股票很划算。
内部人持股
我喜欢看内部人士在一家公司持有多少股份,以帮助我了解他们与内部人士的关系。我认为,如果内部人士持有该公司大量股份,这是一个好兆头。SunOpta内部人士似乎拥有该公司3.4%的股份,价值约3400万美元。虽然这是一个强大但并不突出的内部人持股水平,但这足以表明管理层和小股东之间的某种一致性。
SunOpta的内幕交易可能会告诉我们什么?
内部人士最近抛售了SunOpta的股票,但他们没有买入任何股票。尽管有一些内部人士买入,但更长期的前景并没有让我们感觉更积极。虽然内部人士确实持有股票,但他们并不拥有大量股份,而且他们一直在抛售股票。我们并不急于购买!因此,虽然了解内部人士在买入或卖出方面做了什么是有帮助的,但了解一家特定公司面临的风险也是有帮助的。在进行分析时,我们发现SunOpta已经2个警告标志忽视这些将是不明智的。
如果你更愿意看看另一家公司--一家财务状况可能更好的公司--那么不要错过这一点免费列出了一些有趣的公司,这些公司拥有高股本回报率和低债务。
就本文而言,内部人是指向相关监管机构报告其交易的个人。我们目前负责公开市场交易和私人处置,但不包括衍生品交易。
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