Insiders who bought WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:WEC) stock lover the last 12 months are probably not as affected by last week's 4.7% loss. Reason being, despite the recent loss, insiders original purchase value of US$537k is now worth US$606k.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
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WEC Energy Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Director Thomas Lane for US$537k worth of shares, at about US$89.47 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (US$101), we still think insider buying is a positive. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.
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!
NYSE:WEC Insider Trading Volume September 16th 2022
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Insider Ownership Of WEC Energy Group
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. Insiders own 0.2% of WEC Energy Group shares, worth about US$56m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
So What Do The WEC Energy Group Insider Transactions Indicate?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded WEC Energy Group shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Insiders own shares in WEC Energy Group and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing WEC Energy Group. To that end, you should learn about the 2 warning signs we've spotted with WEC Energy Group (including 1 which is potentially serious).
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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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内部人士购买了WEC能源集团公司(纽约证券交易所股票代码:WEC)过去12个月的股票爱好者可能不会受到上周4.7%跌幅的影响。原因是,尽管最近出现了亏损,但内部人士最初购买的53.7万美元现在价值6.06亿美元。
尽管我们不认为股东应该简单地跟踪内幕交易,但我们确实认为,密切关注内部人士的所作所为是完全合乎逻辑的。
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WEC能源集团去年的内幕交易
过去一年,我们可以看到,最大的内幕收购是独立董事托马斯·莱恩以每股89.47美元的价格收购了价值5.37亿美元的股票。尽管这笔收购的价格比最近的价格(101美元)低得多,但我们仍然认为内幕收购是积极的。虽然这确实表明内部人士认为该股在较低的价格下被低估了,但这笔交易并没有告诉我们他们对当前价格的看法。
下面的图表显示了过去一年的内幕交易(按公司和个人)。通过点击下面的图表,你可以看到每一笔内幕交易的准确细节!
纽约证券交易所:WEC内幕交易量2022年9月16日
WEC能源集团并不是业内人士唯一买入的股票。所以让我们来看看这个免费内幕收购的成长型公司名单。
WEC能源集团的内部人所有权
另一种测试公司领导人与其他股东之间一致性的方法是看他们拥有多少股份。通常,内部人持股越高,内部人就越有可能受到激励,建立长期的公司。内部人士持有WEC能源集团0.2%的股份,价值约5600万美元。虽然这是一个强大但并不突出的内部人持股水平,但这足以表明管理层和小股东之间的某种一致性。
那么,WEC能源集团的内幕交易表明了什么?
上个季度没有内部人士交易WEC能源集团的股票,这并不意味着什么。但在过去一年里,内部人士对该股表现出了更大的兴趣。内部人士持有WEC能源集团的股份,我们没有看到任何证据表明他们对未来感到担忧。除了了解正在进行的内幕交易外,识别WEC能源集团面临的风险也是有益的。为此,您应该了解2个警告标志我们已经发现了WEC能源集团(包括1个潜在的严重问题)。
当然了,如果你把目光投向别处,你可能会发现这是一笔很棒的投资。所以让我们来看看这个免费有趣的公司名单。
就本文而言,内部人是指向相关监管机构报告其交易的个人。我们目前负责公开市场交易和私人处置,但不包括衍生品交易。
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