How Many Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNTY) Shares Did Insiders Buy, In The Last Year?
It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. On the other hand, we'd be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So before you buy or sell Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNTY), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
What Is Insider Selling?
Most investors know that it is quite permissible for company leaders, such as directors of the board, to buy and sell stock in the company. However, most countries require that the company discloses such transactions to the market.
We don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. As Peter Lynch said, 'insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise'.
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Century Casinos Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Vice Chairman Peter Hoetzinger bought US$338k worth of shares at a price of US$1.35 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (US$4.71), we still think insider buying is a positive. 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.
In the last twelve months Century Casinos insiders were buying shares, but not selling. 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
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Century Casinos insiders own about US$13m worth of shares. That equates to 9.2% of the company. 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 Century Casinos Tell Us?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Century Casinos shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Insiders own shares in Century Casinos and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Century Casinos. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Century Casinos you should know about.
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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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