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Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the Non-Executive Chair, Shari Redstone, recently bought a whopping US$2.5m worth of stock, at a price of US$15.06. That purchase boosted their holding by 59%, which makes us wonder if the move was inspired by quietly confident deeply-felt optimism.
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Paramount Global Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In fact, the recent purchase by Shari Redstone was the biggest purchase of Paramount Global shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That implies that an insider found the current price of US$15.17 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 Paramount Global insider decided to buy shares at close to current prices. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Shari Redstone.
You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company 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. It appears that Paramount Global insiders own 0.2% of the company, worth about US$24m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
So What Do The Paramount Global Insider Transactions Indicate?
The recent insider purchase is heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. However, we note that the company didn't make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. Insiders likely see value in Paramount Global shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. For example - Paramount Global has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.