Even if it’s not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Kevin Stephens, a Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT) (NYSE:CCI) insider, recently shelled out US$56k to buy stock, at US$182 per share. Although the purchase is not a big one, increasing their shareholding by only 6.0%, it can be interpreted as a good sign.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Crown Castle International (REIT)
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Chairman of the Board J. Martin for US$1.3m worth of shares, at about US$162 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$183. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn’t tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.
Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid US$3.7m for 22.91k shares. But they sold 19.60k shares for US$3.1m. Overall, Crown Castle International (REIT) insiders were net buyers during the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
NYSE:CCI Insider Trading Volume May 19th 2021
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Insider Ownership of Crown Castle International (REIT)
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Crown Castle International (REIT) insiders own 0.5% of the company, currently worth about US$399m based on the recent share price. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Crown Castle International (REIT) Insiders?
The insider sales have outweighed the insider buying, at Crown Castle International (REIT), in the last three months. But we take heart from prior transactions. On top of that, insiders own a significant portion of the company. So we’re happy to look past recent trading. 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. When we did our research, we found 4 warning signs for Crown Castle International (REIT) (1 is potentially serious!) that we believe deserve your full attention.
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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, but not derivative transactions.
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