President Christopher Walters Just Bought 63% More Shares In Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOR)

Investors who take an interest in Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOR) should definitely note that the President, Christopher Walters, recently paid US$11.56 per share to buy US$185k worth of the stock. We reckon that's a good sign, especially since the purchase boosted their holding by 63%.

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Blucora Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Christopher Walters is the biggest insider purchase of Blucora shares that we've seen in the last year. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is US$11.84. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. Happily, the Blucora insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices.

While Blucora insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. 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 of Blucora

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. Blucora insiders own about US$12m worth of shares. That equates to 2.1% 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 Blucora Insiders?

It is good to see recent purchasing. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Blucora we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright 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. For example - Blucora has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

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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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