This Taboola.com Insider Increased Their Holding In The Last Year

From what we can see, insiders were net buyers in Taboola.com Ltd.'s (NASDAQ:TBLA ) during the past 12 months. That is, insiders acquired the stock in greater numbers than they sold it.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Taboola.com

The Independent Chairman of the Board Zvika Limon made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$677k worth of shares at a price of US$3.17 each. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$3.86. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

Zvika Limon bought 237.88k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of US$3.15. 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!

There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. If investing in lesser known companies is your style, you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Does Taboola.com Boast High Insider Ownership?

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Taboola.com insiders own about US$188m worth of shares (which is 14% of the company). Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Do The Taboola.com Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. 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. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about Taboola.com. That's what I like to see! Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Taboola.com.

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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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