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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內部人士購買了WEC能源集團公司(紐約證券交易所股票代碼:WEC)過去12個月的股票愛好者可能不會受到上週4.7%跌幅的影響。原因是,儘管最近出現了虧損,但內部人士最初購買的53.7萬美元現在價值6.06億美元。
儘管我們不認為股東應該簡單地跟蹤內幕交易,但我們確實認為,密切關注內部人士的所作所為是完全合乎邏輯的。
查看我們對WEC能源集團的最新分析
WEC能源集團去年的內幕交易
過去一年,我們可以看到,最大的內幕收購是獨立董事託馬斯·萊恩以每股89.47美元的價格收購了價值5.37億美元的股票。儘管這筆收購的價格比最近的價格(101美元)低得多,但我們仍然認為內幕收購是積極的。雖然這確實表明內部人士認為該股在較低的價格下被低估了,但這筆交易並沒有告訴我們他們對當前價格的看法。
下面的圖表顯示了過去一年的內幕交易(按公司和個人)。通過點擊下面的圖表,你可以看到每一筆內幕交易的準確細節!
紐約證券交易所:WEC內幕交易量2022年9月16日
WEC能源集團並不是業內人士唯一買入的股票。所以讓我們來看看這個免費內幕收購的成長型公司名單。
WEC能源集團的內部人所有權
另一種測試公司領導人與其他股東之間一致性的方法是看他們擁有多少股份。通常,內部人持股越高,內部人就越有可能受到激勵,建立長期的公司。內部人士持有WEC能源集團0.2%的股份,價值約5600萬美元。雖然這是一個強大但並不突出的內部人持股水平,但這足以表明管理層和小股東之間的某種一致性。
那麼,WEC能源集團的內幕交易表明了什麼?
上個季度沒有內部人士交易WEC能源集團的股票,這並不意味着什麼。但在過去一年裏,內部人士對該股表現出了更大的興趣。內部人士持有WEC能源集團的股份,我們沒有看到任何證據表明他們對未來感到擔憂。除了瞭解正在進行的內幕交易外,識別WEC能源集團面臨的風險也是有益的。為此,您應該瞭解2個警告標誌我們已經發現了WEC能源集團(包括1個潛在的嚴重問題)。
當然了,如果你把目光投向別處,你可能會發現這是一筆很棒的投資。所以讓我們來看看這個免費有趣的公司名單。
就本文而言,內部人是指向相關監管機構報告其交易的個人。我們目前負責公開市場交易和私人處置,但不包括衍生品交易。
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