Did Vodis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CNSX:VP) Insiders Sell Shares?
It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of examples of share prices declining precipitously after insiders have sold shares. So before you buy or sell Vodis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CNSX:VP), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
What Is Insider Buying?
It's quite normal to see company insiders, such as board members, trading in company stock, from time to time. However, rules govern insider transactions, and certain disclosures are required.
We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing. For example, a Harvard University study found that 'insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year.'
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Vodis Pharmaceuticals Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The insider, Ivan Miliovski, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for CA$113k worth of shares at a price of CA$0.20 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 (CA$0.065). So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels.
In the last twelve months insiders netted CA$168k for 1.1m shares sold. In the last year Vodis Pharmaceuticals insiders didn't buy any company stock. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Does Vodis Pharmaceuticals Boast High Insider Ownership?
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Vodis Pharmaceuticals insiders own about CA$667k worth of shares. That equates to 17% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Vodis Pharmaceuticals Tell Us?
The fact that there have been no Vodis Pharmaceuticals insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. Our analysis of Vodis Pharmaceuticals insider transactions leaves us cautious. The modest level of insider ownership is, at least, some comfort. To put this in context, take a look at how a company has performed in the past. You can access this detailed graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow .
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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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