Extendicare Independent Director Acquires 663% More Stock

Extendicare Inc. (TSE:EXE) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the Independent Director, Samir Manji, recently bought a whopping CA$2.0m worth of stock, at a price of CA$18.80. That increased their holding by a full 663%, which arguably implies the sort of confidence required for a shy sweet-natured nerd to ask the most popular kid in the school to go out on a date.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Extendicare

Notably, that recent purchase by Samir Manji is the biggest insider purchase of Extendicare shares that we've seen in the last year. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of CA$22.98. 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.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 136.26k shares for CA$2.5m. But they sold 16.10k shares for CA$244k. In total, Extendicare insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and 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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Insider Ownership

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Extendicare insiders own about CA$27m worth of shares. That equates to 1.3% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Extendicare Insiders?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Insiders likely see value in Extendicare shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). 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. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Extendicare you should know about.

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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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