Potential HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBT) shareholders may wish to note that the Independent Director, Eric Burwell, recently bought US$114k worth of stock, paying US$18.99 for each share. That's a very solid buy in our book, and increased their holding by a noteworthy 18%.

HBT Financial Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Eric Burwell is the biggest insider purchase of HBT Financial shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of US$18.92. 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. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price.

HBT Financial insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. 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!

There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of undervalued small cap companies that insiders are buying.

Insider Ownership Of HBT Financial

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. It's great to see that HBT Financial insiders own 60% of the company, worth about US$359m. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At HBT Financial Tell Us?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchases. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about HBT Financial. Looks promising! 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. For example, HBT Financial has 2 warning signs (and 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable) we think you should know about.

Of course HBT Financial may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of high quality 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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