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Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Craig MacKay, the Director of Carver Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARV) recently shelled out US$100k to buy stock, at US$1.67 per share. While that isn't the hugest buy, it actually boosted their shareholding by 1,198%, which is good to see.
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Carver Bancorp Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Notably, that recent purchase by Craig MacKay is the biggest insider purchase of Carver Bancorp shares that we've seen in the last year. That implies that an insider found the current price of US$1.84 per share to be enticing. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. Happily, the Carver Bancorp insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices.
Carver Bancorp 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!
Carver Bancorp is not the only stock that insiders are buying. For those who like to find small cap companies at attractive valuations, this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket.
Insider Ownership
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Our data indicates that Carver Bancorp insiders own about US$1.4m worth of shares (which is 15% of the company). Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!
So What Does This Data Suggest About Carver Bancorp Insiders?
The recent insider purchases are heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. While the overall levels of insider ownership are below what we'd like to see, the history of transactions imply that Carver Bancorp insiders are reasonably well aligned, and optimistic for the 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. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Carver Bancorp you should be aware of, and 1 of them is potentially serious.