CEO, Director & President Gerard Hart Just Bought 99% More Shares In Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ:RRGB)

Investors who take an interest in Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ:RRGB) should definitely note that the CEO, Director & President, Gerard Hart, recently paid US$11.99 per share to buy US$300k worth of the stock. That certainly has us anticipating the best, especially since they thusly increased their own holding by 99%, potentially signalling some real optimism.

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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent purchase by Gerard Hart was the biggest purchase of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That implies that an insider found the current price of US$12.02 per share to be enticing. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. We do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider purchases were made at close to current prices.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. The average buy price was around US$8.73. We don't deny that it is nice to see insiders buying stock in the company. But we must note that the investments were made at well below today's share price. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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 Of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

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 3.9% of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers shares, worth about US$7.6m, according to our data. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

What Might The Insider Transactions At Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Tell Us?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. However, we note that the company didn't make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. While the overall levels of insider ownership are below what we'd like to see, the history of transactions imply that Red Robin Gourmet Burgers insiders are reasonably well aligned, and optimistic for the future. 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. While conducting our analysis, we found that Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has 2 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore these.

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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, but not derivative transactions.

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