This Brookfield Insider Increased Their Holding In The Last Year

Looking at Brookfield Corporation's (TSE:BN ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net buyers. That is, there were more number of shares purchased by insiders than there were 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.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Brookfield

The insider Samuel J. Pollock made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for CA$12m worth of shares at a price of CA$61.08 each. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of CA$74.89. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

Samuel J. Pollock bought 530.00k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of CA$59.17. 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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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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Brookfield insiders own 11% of the company, currently worth about CA$13b based on the recent share price. 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 Does This Data Suggest About Brookfield Insiders?

The fact that there have been no Brookfield insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like Brookfield insiders think the business has merit. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Brookfield you should be aware of, and 1 of them is potentially serious.

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.

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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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