Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) Independent Chairman of the Board, Ronald Roth, recently bought US$73k worth of stock, for US$36.40 per share. Nevertheless, it only increased their shareholding by a minuscule percentage, and it wasn't a massive purchase by absolute value, either.

Clearfield Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Independent Director Roger Harding made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$192k worth of shares at a price of US$29.47 each. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$37.10. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

Clearfield 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 want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It appears that Clearfield insiders own 17% of the company, worth about US$89m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Do The Clearfield Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Clearfield we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. 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. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Clearfield 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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