Andrew Pearson Is The Independent Director of Boxed, Inc. (NYSE:BOXD) And They Just Picked Up 36% More Shares

Potential Boxed, Inc. (NYSE:BOXD) shareholders may wish to note that the Independent Director, Andrew Pearson, recently bought US$272k worth of stock, paying US$1.82 for each share. That's a very solid buy in our book, and increased their holding by a noteworthy 36%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Boxed

Notably, that recent purchase by Andrew Pearson is the biggest insider purchase of Boxed shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that even when the share price was higher than US$1.34 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.

Boxed insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. The average buy price was around US$3.54. These transactions suggest that insiders have considered the current price attractive. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Does Boxed Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 8.4% of Boxed shares, worth about US$7.8m, according to our data. We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Boxed Insiders?

The recent insider purchase is 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. On this analysis the only slight negative we see is the fairly low (overall) insider ownership; their transactions suggest that they are quite positive on Boxed stock. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 5 warning signs for Boxed (of which 2 can't be ignored!) you should know about.

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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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