Trade Alert: The Independent Director Of Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT), George Baker, Has Just Spent US$578k Buying A Few More Shares
NASDAQ:CORT) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the Independent Director, George Baker, recently bought a whopping US$578k worth of stock, at a price of US$12.49. There’s no denying a buy of that magnitude suggests conviction in a brighter future, although we do note that proportionally it only increased their holding by 0.9%.” data-reactid=”28″>Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the Independent Director, George Baker, recently bought a whopping US$578k worth of stock, at a price of US$12.49. There’s no denying a buy of that magnitude suggests conviction in a brighter future, although we do note that proportionally it only increased their holding by 0.9%.
View our latest analysis for Corcept Therapeutics ” data-reactid=”29″> View our latest analysis for Corcept Therapeutics
The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Corcept Therapeutics
In fact, the recent purchase by George Baker was the biggest purchase of Corcept Therapeutics shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$19.87. 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. 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 of Corcept Therapeutics
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It’s great to see that Corcept Therapeutics insiders own 9.8% of the company, worth about US$226m. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.
So What Do The Corcept Therapeutics Insider Transactions Indicate?
1 warning sign for Corcept Therapeutics you should be aware of.” data-reactid=”53″>The recent insider purchase is heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Corcept Therapeutics insiders are well aligned, and quite possibly think the share price is too low. Looks promising! 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. Case in point: We’ve spotted 1 warning sign for Corcept Therapeutics you should be aware of.
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