Tom Ward Spends US$2.0m On Mach Natural Resources Stock
Mach Natural Resources LP (NYSE:MNR) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the CEO & Director of Mach Natural Resources GP LLC, Tom Ward, recently bought a whopping US$2.0m worth of stock, at a price of US$11.60. There's no denying a buy of that magnitude suggests conviction in a brighter future, although we do note that proportionally it only increased their holding by 0.6%.
Mach Natural Resources Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Notably, that recent purchase by Tom Ward is the biggest insider purchase of Mach Natural Resources shares that we've seen in the last year. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being US$10.97). While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.
In the last twelve months Mach Natural Resources insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
See our latest analysis for Mach Natural Resources
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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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It's great to see that Mach Natural Resources insiders own 8.3% of the company, worth about US$152m. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.
So What Do The Mach Natural Resources Insider Transactions Indicate?
It is good to see recent purchasing. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Mach Natural Resources. One for the watchlist, at least! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Mach Natural Resources. At Simply Wall St, we've found that Mach Natural Resources has 4 warning signs (3 can't be ignored!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.
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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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