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Trade Alert: The Independent Director Of Tiptree Inc. (NASDAQ:TIPT), Dominique Mielle, Has Just Spent US$104k Buying 141% More Shares

Investors who take an interest in Tiptree Inc. (NASDAQ:TIPT) should definitely note that the Independent Director, Dominique Mielle, recently paid US$5.22 per share to buy US$104k worth of the stock. We reckon that's a good sign, especially since the purchase boosted their holding by 141%.

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Tiptree Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent purchase by Dominique Mielle was the biggest purchase of Tiptree shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That implies that an insider found the current price of US$5.28 per share to be enticing. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. If someone buys shares at well below current prices, it's a good sign on balance, but keep in mind they may no longer see value. Happily, the Tiptree insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices.

While Tiptree insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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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.

Insider Ownership of Tiptree

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. Tiptree insiders own about US$67m worth of shares. That equates to 38% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Tiptree Tell Us?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. However, we note that the company didn't make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Tiptree insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. 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 example, Tiptree has 2 warning signs (and 1 which doesn't sit too well with us) we think you should know about.

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.

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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