Insider Stock Buying Reaches US$1.6m On Tricon Residential

It is usually uneventful when a single insider buys stock. However, When quite a few insiders buy shares, as it happened in Tricon Residential Inc.'s (TSE:TCN) case, it's fantastic news for shareholders.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Tricon Residential

The Co-Founder & Non Independent Director Geoffrey Matus made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for CA$575k worth of shares at a price of CA$11.50 each. That means that even when the share price was higher than CA$11.46 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price.

While Tricon Residential insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. 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!

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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Tricon Residential insiders own about CA$89m worth of shares. That equates to 2.9% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Tricon Residential Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Tricon Residential shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders own shares in Tricon Residential and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the 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. Case in point: We've spotted 5 warning signs for Tricon Residential you should be aware of, and 2 of them don't sit too well with us.

Of course Tricon Residential 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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