CEO, President & Director of loanDepot Frank Martell Buys 12% More Shares
Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Frank Martell, the CEO, President & Director of loanDepot, Inc. (NYSE:LDI) recently shelled out US$100k to buy stock, at US$1.99 per share. That purchase might not be huge but it did increase their holding by 12%.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At loanDepot
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Founder & Chairman Anthony Hsieh bought US$511k worth of shares at a price of US$1.59 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of US$1.95. 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.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 421.98k shares worth US$707k. But insiders sold 378.45k shares worth US$657k. In total, loanDepot insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. 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!
There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
Insider Ownership
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that loanDepot insiders own 5.3% of the company, worth about US$33m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At loanDepot Tell Us?
It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. 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 loanDepot shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). While we like knowing 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 assist with this, we've discovered 1 warning sign that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of loanDepot.
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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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