Chairman of Quartz Mountain Resources Robert Dickinson Buys 3.4% More Shares
Potential Quartz Mountain Resources Ltd. (CVE:QZM) shareholders may wish to note that the Chairman, Robert Dickinson, recently bought CA$300k worth of stock, paying CA$0.40 for each share. While that's a very decent purchase to our minds, it was proportionally a bit modest, boosting their holding by just 3.4%.
The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Quartz Mountain Resources
In fact, the recent purchase by Robert Dickinson was the biggest purchase of Quartz Mountain Resources shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that even when the share price was higher than CA$0.38 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 1.00m shares worth CA$400k. On the other hand they divested 35.00k shares, for CA$32k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Quartz Mountain Resources insiders. 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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Does Quartz Mountain Resources Boast High 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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Quartz Mountain Resources insiders own about CA$11m worth of shares. That equates to 39% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Quartz Mountain Resources Insiders?
It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchases. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. Insiders likely see value in Quartz Mountain Resources shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. For instance, we've identified 5 warning signs for Quartz Mountain Resources (2 can't be ignored) you should be aware of.
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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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