Clay Siegall Bought 5.8% More Shares In Immunome

Those following along with Immunome, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMNM) will no doubt be intrigued by the recent purchase of shares by Clay Siegall, Chairman of the company, who spent a stonking US$1m on stock at an average price of US$21.50. While that only increased their holding size by 5.8%, it is still a big swing by our standards.

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Immunome Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Chairman Clay Siegall was not the only time they bought Immunome shares this year. They previously made an even bigger purchase of US$1.2m worth of shares at a price of US$7.75 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$21.44. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

Immunome insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. Their average price was about US$9.38. To my mind it is good that insiders have invested their own money in the company. However, we do note that they were buying at significantly lower prices than today's share price. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Immunome insiders own about US$38m 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 Immunome Insiders?

The recent insider purchase is 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. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Immunome we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. 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. Be aware that Immunome is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those is concerning...

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