Insiders made the right call by buying US$2.7m Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) stock this year, currently sit on US$512k profit
Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PAY) insiders who acquired shares over the previous 12 months, can probably afford to ignore the recent 12% decline in the stock price. Even after accounting for the recent loss, the US$2.7m worth of stock purchased by them is now worth US$3.3m or in other words, their investment continues to give good returns.
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 Paymentus Holdings
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Chief Commercial Officer Gerasimos Portocalis for US$1m worth of shares, at about US$21.00 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$24.91. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.
Paymentus Holdings insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.
Insider Ownership of Paymentus Holdings
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Paymentus Holdings insiders own about US$505m worth of shares (which is 17% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.
So What Do The Paymentus Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?
The fact that there have been no Paymentus Holdings insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, Paymentus Holdings insiders feel good about the company's future. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Paymentus Holdings you should know about.
But note: Paymentus Holdings may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
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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