Questor Technology Inc. (CVE:QST) Insiders Have Been Selling

We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. On the other hand, we'd be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So shareholders might well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Questor Technology Inc. (CVE:QST).

What Is Insider Buying?

It's quite normal to see company insiders, such as board members, trading in company stock, from time to time. However, most countries require that the company discloses such transactions to the market.

We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. As Peter Lynch said, 'insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise'.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Questor Technology

The CFO & Corporate Secretary, Danny Zivkusic, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for CA$589k worth of shares at a price of CA$5.00 each. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of CA$2.10. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 234.10k shares for CA$378k. But insiders sold 500.24k shares worth CA$2.2m. Over the last year we saw more insider selling of Questor Technology shares, than buying. 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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Insiders at Questor Technology Have Bought Stock Recently

Over the last quarter, Questor Technology insiders have spent a meaningful amount on shares. Chief Operating Officer Darko Ulakovic spent CA$199k on stock, and there wasn't any selling. This makes one think the business has some good points.

Insider Ownership of Questor Technology

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by 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. Insiders own 34% of Questor Technology shares, worth about CA$20m. 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 Does This Data Suggest About Questor Technology Insiders?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. On the other hand the transaction history, over the last year, isn't so positive. We don't take much heart from transactions by Questor Technology insiders over the last year. But they own a reasonable amount of the company, and there was some buying recently. In short they are likely aligned with shareholders. 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. For example - Questor Technology has 4 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

But note: Questor Technology may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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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