Information Services Corporation (TSE:ISV) insider upped their holding by 161% earlier this year

Viewing insider transactions for Information Services Corporation's (TSE:ISV ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net buyers. This means that a larger number of shares were purchased by insiders in relation to shares sold.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Information Services

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Vice Chairman of the Board Douglas Emsley for CA$100k worth of shares, at about CA$21.00 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is CA$21.80. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. 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. Happily, the Information Services insider decided to buy shares at close to current prices. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Douglas Emsley.

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!

Information Services is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.

Does Information Services Boast High Insider Ownership?

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Our information indicates that Information Services insiders own about CA$1.0m worth of shares. It's always possible we are missing something but from our data, it looks like insider ownership is minimal.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Information Services Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Information Services shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. We'd like to see bigger individual holdings. However, we don't see anything to make us think Information Services insiders are doubting the company. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. For example, Information Services has 2 warning signs (and 1 which is significant) we think you should know about.

But note: Information Services may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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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