Insiders who bought Reservoir Media, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSVR) stock in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The company's market value increased by US$64m as a result of the stock's 17% gain over the same period. In other words, the original US$149.2k purchase is now worth US$192.9k.

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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Reservoir Media Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Chairman of the Board Ezra Field bought US$149k worth of shares at a price of US$5.39 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$6.89. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 2.7% of Reservoir Media shares, worth about US$11m. 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 Reservoir Media Insider Transactions Indicate?

The fact that there have been no Reservoir Media insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Insiders do have a stake in Reservoir Media and their transactions don't cause us concern. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Reservoir Media. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for Reservoir Media 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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