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Generally, when a single insider buys stock, it is usually not a big deal. However, when several insiders are buying, like in the case of Tombill Mines Limited (CVE:TBLL), it sends a favourable message to the company's shareholders.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Tombill Mines
There wasn't any very large single transaction over the last year, but we can still observe some trading.
Tombill Mines insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. Their average price was about CA$0.013. We don't deny that it is nice to see insiders buying stock in the company. But we must note that the investments were made at well below today's share price of CA$0.015. 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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Does Tombill Mines Boast High 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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that Tombill Mines insiders own 41% of the company, worth about CA$1.3m. 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 Tombill Mines Insider Transactions Indicate?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Tombill Mines shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like Tombill Mines insiders think the business has merit. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. When we did our research, we found 5 warning signs for Tombill Mines (4 shouldn't be ignored!) that we believe deserve your full attention.
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