Gladstone Commercial CFO & Assistant Treasurer Acquires 132% More Stock \

Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the Gladstone Commercial Corporation (NASDAQ:GOOD) CFO & Assistant Treasurer, Gary Gerson, recently bought US$90k worth of stock, for US$11.24 per share. Even though that isn't a massive buy, it did increase their holding by 132%, which is arguably a good sign.

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Gladstone Commercial Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Gary Gerson is the biggest insider purchase of Gladstone Commercial shares that we've seen in the last year. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is US$11.26. 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. If someone buys shares at well below current prices, it's a good sign on balance, but keep in mind they may no longer see value. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider purchases were made at close to current prices.

While Gladstone Commercial insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Does Gladstone Commercial Boast High 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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Our data indicates that Gladstone Commercial insiders own about US$7.4m worth of shares (which is 1.6% of the company). We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.

So What Do The Gladstone Commercial 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. We would certainly prefer see higher levels of insider ownership but analysis of the insider transactions suggests that Gladstone Commercial insiders are expecting a bright future. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Our analysis shows 4 warning signs for Gladstone Commercial (1 shouldn't be ignored!) and we strongly recommend you look at these before investing.

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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, but not derivative transactions.

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