Insiders Sold IsoEnergy Prematurely At CA$4.03 With Stock Trading Higher

IsoEnergy Ltd.'s (TSE:ISO) value has fallen 12% in the last week, but insiders who sold CA$685k worth of stock over the last year have had less success. Insiders might have been better off holding onto their shares, given that the average selling price of CA$4.03 is still below the current share price.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At IsoEnergy

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Vice Chairman of the Board, Leigh Curyer, sold CA$403k worth of shares at a price of CA$4.03 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of CA$3.20. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.

Insiders in IsoEnergy didn't buy any shares in the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Our data suggests IsoEnergy insiders own 1.0% of the company, worth about CA$6.2m. We consider this fairly low insider ownership.

What Might The Insider Transactions At IsoEnergy Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no IsoEnergy insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. Our analysis of IsoEnergy insider transactions leaves us unenthusiastic. We also note that, as far as we can see, insider ownership is fairly low, compared to other companies. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. To assist with this, we've discovered 2 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of IsoEnergy.

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

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