One Forte Biosciences Insider Raised Stake By 273% In Previous Year
Looking at Forte Biosciences, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FBRX ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net buyers. That is, there were more number of shares purchased by insiders than there were sold.
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.
Check out our latest analysis for Forte Biosciences
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Chief Financial Officer Antony Riley bought US$125k worth of shares at a price of US$5.55 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of US$11.23. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.
The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
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).
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. From our data, it seems that Forte Biosciences insiders own 8.8% of the company, worth about US$6.8m. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.
It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. On this analysis the only slight negative we see is the fairly low (overall) insider ownership; their transactions suggest that they are quite positive on Forte Biosciences stock. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Forte Biosciences. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 6 warning signs for Forte Biosciences (of which 4 shouldn't be ignored!) you should know about.
If you would prefer to check out another company -- one with potentially superior financials -- then do not miss this free list of interesting companies, that have HIGH return on equity and low debt.
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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