05-05-2025
Insider Stock Buying Reaches US$763.8k On Trinseo
Usually, when one insider buys stock, it might not be a monumental event. But when multiple insiders are buying like they did in the case of Trinseo PLC (NYSE:TSE), that sends out a positive message to the company's shareholders.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
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Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Director Jeffrey Cote for US$453k worth of shares, at about US$3.39 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (US$4.21), we still think insider buying is a positive. 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.
In the last twelve months insiders purchased 269.40k shares for US$764k. But insiders sold 11.14k shares worth US$28k. Overall, Trinseo insiders were net buyers during the last year. The average buy price was around US$2.84. We don't deny that it is nice to see insiders buying stock 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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There was some insider buying at Trinseo over the last quarter. insider Johanna Frisch shelled out US$16k for shares in that time. We like it when there are only buyers, and no sellers. However, in this case the amount invested recently is quite small.
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. Our data suggests Trinseo insiders own 2.8% of the company, worth about US$4.3m. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.
Insider purchases may have been minimal, in the last three months, but there was no selling at all. Overall the buying isn't worth writing home about. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. We'd like to see bigger individual holdings. However, we don't see anything to make us think Trinseo insiders are doubting the company. 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. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Trinseo (including 3 which don't sit too well with us).
But note: Trinseo may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE 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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