Trade Alert: Tristram Coffin At DIAGNOS Inc. (CVE:ADK), Has Just Spent CA$74k Buying Shares

Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Tristram Coffin, a DIAGNOS Inc. (CVE:ADK) insider, recently shelled out CA$74k to buy stock, at CA$0.18 per share. While we're hesitant to get too excited about a purchase of that size, we do note it increased their holding by a solid 18%.

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DIAGNOS Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Tristram Coffin is the biggest insider purchase of DIAGNOS shares that we've seen in the last year. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (CA$0.25), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

DIAGNOS insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. You can see the insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Does DIAGNOS Boast High Insider Ownership?

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. From looking at our data, insiders own CA$346k worth of DIAGNOS stock, about 2.9% of the company. But they may have an indirect interest through a corporate structure that we haven't picked up on. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.

So What Does This Data Suggest About DIAGNOS Insiders?

It is good to see recent purchasing. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. 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 DIAGNOS insiders are reasonably well aligned, and optimistic for the future. I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can find historic revenue and earnings in this detailed graph.

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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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