Insider Traders Lose CA$212k As Alerio Gold Drops

The recent 25% drop in Alerio Gold Corp.'s (CSE:ALE) stock could come as a blow to insiders who purchased CA$464.4k worth of stock at an average buy price of CA$0.055 over the past 12 months. Insiders purchase with the hope of seeing their investments increase in value over time. However, due to recent losses, their initial investment is now only worth CA$252.0k, which is not great.

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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Alerio Gold Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by insider Ray Van Empel for CA$210k worth of shares, at about CA$0.07 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being CA$0.03). Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.

While Alerio Gold insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. The average buy price was around CA$0.055. These transactions suggest that insiders have considered the current price attractive. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

Alerio Gold is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.

Insider Ownership Of Alerio Gold

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Alerio Gold insiders own about CA$1.2m worth of shares. That equates to 29% 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.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Alerio Gold Tell Us?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Alerio Gold insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. While we like knowing 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. You'd be interested to know, that we found 4 warning signs for Alerio Gold and we suggest you have a look.

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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