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How Many Ideal Power Inc. (NASDAQ:IPWR) Shares Did Insiders Buy, In The Last Year?

We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. 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 before you buy or sell Ideal Power Inc. (NASDAQ:IPWR), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.

What Is Insider Buying?

Most investors know that it is quite permissible for company leaders, such as directors of the board, to buy and sell stock in the company. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.

We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. For example, a Columbia University study found that 'insiders are more likely to engage in open market purchases of their own company’s stock when the firm is about to reveal new agreements with customers and suppliers'.

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Ideal Power Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by insider Lon Bell for US$500k worth of shares, at about US$2.48 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$7.45. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

Lon Bell bought a total of 217.13k shares over the year at an average price of US$2.43. 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 Ideal Power

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Ideal Power insiders own about US$3.4m worth of shares. That equates to 21% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Do The Ideal Power Insider Transactions Indicate?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Ideal Power shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders own shares in Ideal Power and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. For instance, we've identified 5 warning signs for Ideal Power (2 are concerning) you should be aware of.

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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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