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Insiders were net buyers of Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.'s (NASDAQ:SHIP ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders bought more stock than they sold.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The Chairman & CEO Stamatios Tsantanis made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$508k worth of shares at a price of US$9.32 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being US$5.47). Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock when an insider has bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price. Stamatios Tsantanis was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.
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!
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Seanergy Maritime Holdings is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of under-the-radar companies with insider buying.
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. It appears that Seanergy Maritime Holdings insiders own 31% of the company, worth about US$35m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Seanergy Maritime Holdings Insiders?
The recent insider purchase is heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Seanergy Maritime Holdings we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Seanergy Maritime Holdings. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Seanergy Maritime Holdings you should be aware of, and 1 of them makes us a bit uncomfortable.