Beeline Holdings Insiders Up US$78k On US$551.0k Investment

Insiders who purchased Beeline Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLNE) shares in the past 12 months are unlikely to be deeply impacted by the stock's 13% decline over the past week. After taking the recent loss into consideration, the US$551.0k worth of stock they bought is now worth US$629.1k, indicating that their investment yielded a positive return.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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Beeline Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when CEO, Treasurer & Chairman Nicholas Liuzza bought US$75k worth of shares at a price of US$0.66 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$1.52. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

Beeline Holdings insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. The average buy price was around US$1.33. We don't deny that it is nice to see insiders buying stock in the company. However, you should keep in mind that they bought when the share price was meaningfully below today's levels. 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!

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Beeline Holdings Insiders Bought Stock Recently

Over the last three months, we've seen significant insider buying at Beeline Holdings. Not only was there no selling that we can see, but they collectively bought US$136k worth of shares. That shows some optimism about the company's future.

Insider Ownership

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Beeline Holdings insiders own about US$7.9m worth of shares. That equates to 19% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Beeline Holdings Tell Us?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. However, we note that the company didn't make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. Insiders likely see value in Beeline Holdings 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. To help with this, we've discovered 2 warning signs (1 is significant!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Beeline Holdings.

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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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