How Much Are Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corp. (CNSX:CANN) Insiders Spending On Buying Shares?

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It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. The flip side of that is that there are more than a few examples of insiders dumping stock prior to a period of weak performance. So shareholders might well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corp. (CNSX:CANN).

Do Insider Transactions Matter?

It's quite normal to see company insiders, such as board members, trading in company stock, from time to time. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.

We don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. As Peter Lynch said, 'insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise.'

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Heritage Cannabis Holdings

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Member of Advisory Board & Director Debra Senger bought CA$84k worth of shares at a price of CA$0.25 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (CA$0.40), we still think insider buying is a positive. But because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid CA$545k for 1.7m shares. But they sold 378k for CA$110k. In total, Heritage Cannabis Holdings insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. They paid about CA$0.32 on average. It's great to see insiders putting their own cash into the company's stock, albeit at below the recent share price. The chart below shows insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.

Insiders at Heritage Cannabis Holdings Have Bought Stock Recently

Over the last three months, we've seen significant insider buying at Heritage Cannabis Holdings. In total, insiders bought CA$243k worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any sales whatsoever. This is a positive in our book as it implies some confidence.

Does Heritage Cannabis Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. From our data, it seems that Heritage Cannabis Holdings insiders own 6.8% of the company, worth about CA$13m. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

So What Do The Heritage Cannabis Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. 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. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Heritage Cannabis Holdings we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can find historic revenue and earnings in this detailed graph.