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Trade Alert: Gary Roubin At InspireMD, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NSPR), Has Just Spent US$150k Buying 52% More Shares

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Investors who take an interest in InspireMD, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NSPR) should definitely note that insider Gary Roubin recently paid US$0.62 per share to buy US$150k worth of the stock. That certainly has us anticipating the best, especially since they thusly increased their own holding by 52%, potentially signalling some real optimism.

See our latest analysis for InspireMD

InspireMD Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Gary Roubin is the biggest insider purchase of InspireMD shares that we've seen in the last year. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of US$1.30. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

In the last twelve months InspireMD insiders were buying shares, but not selling. The average buy price was around US$0.55. It is certainly positive to see that insiders have invested their own money in the company. But we must note that the investments were made at well below today's share price. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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AMEX:NSPR Insider Trading Volume February 11th 2021

There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Our data suggests InspireMD insiders own 2.6% of the company, worth about US$3.6m. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.

So What Do The InspireMD Insider Transactions Indicate?

It is good to see recent purchasing. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. On this analysis the only slight negative we see is the fairly low (overall) insider ownership; their transactions suggest that they are quite positive on InspireMD stock. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. When we did our research, we found 5 warning signs for InspireMD (2 shouldn't be ignored!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

Of course InspireMD may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of high quality 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, but not derivative transactions.

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