Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Glenn Tobin, the Independent Chairperson of the Board of TruBridge, Inc. (NASDAQ:TBRG) recently shelled out US$84k to buy stock, at US$8.04 per share. While we're hesitant to get too excited about a purchase of that size, we do note it increased their holding by a solid 44%.

TruBridge Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Glenn Tobin is the biggest insider purchase of TruBridge shares that we've seen in the last year. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (US$9.19), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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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Insider Ownership

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 4.8% of TruBridge shares, worth about US$6.8m, according to our data. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.

So What Does This Data Suggest About TruBridge Insiders?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. We would certainly prefer see higher levels of insider ownership but analysis of the insider transactions suggests that TruBridge insiders are expecting a bright future. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. While conducting our analysis, we found that TruBridge has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore it.

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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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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