The Independent Director of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AHT), Benjamin Ansell, Just Bought 81% More Shares

NYSE:AHT) shareholders may wish to note that the Independent Director, Benjamin Ansell, recently bought US$146k worth of stock, paying US$2.92 for each share. That certainly has us anticipating the best, especially since they thusly increased their own holding by 81%, potentially signalling some real optimism.” data-reactid=”28″>Potential Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AHT) shareholders may wish to note that the Independent Director, Benjamin Ansell, recently bought US$146k worth of stock, paying US$2.92 for each share. That certainly has us anticipating the best, especially since they thusly increased their own holding by 81%, potentially signalling some real optimism.

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Ashford Hospitality Trust Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent purchase by Benjamin Ansell was the biggest purchase of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of US$3.08. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. While we always like to see insider buying, it’s less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. In this case we’re pleased to report that the insider bought shares at close to current prices. Benjamin Ansell was the only individual insider to buy during the last year.

Benjamin Ansell purchased 55.00k shares over the year. The average price per share was US$3.11. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership of Ashford Hospitality Trust

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it’s a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 16% of Ashford Hospitality Trust shares, worth about US$6.4m. 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 Ashford Hospitality Trust Insider Transactions Indicate?

3 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Ashford Hospitality Trust.” data-reactid=”53″>The recent insider purchase is heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. However, we note that the company didn’t make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Ashford Hospitality Trust we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. 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 3 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Ashford Hospitality Trust.

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