Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that Karen Zaderej, who is a company insider, recently bought US$100k worth of stock, for US$7.98 per share. While that isn't the hugest buy, it actually boosted their shareholding by 313%, which is good to see.

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Executive Vice-Chairman, Nancy Lurker, sold US$874k worth of shares at a price of US$24.98 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$9.00). So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 23.24k shares worth US$185k. But they sold 61.55k shares for US$1.4m. In total, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals insiders sold more than they bought over the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Does EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Boast High Insider Ownership?

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Based on our data, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals insiders have about 0.8% of the stock, worth approximately US$4.1m. We consider this fairly low insider ownership.

What Might The Insider Transactions At EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Tell Us?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. But we can't say the same for the transactions over the last 12 months. We're not thrilled with the relatively low insider ownership and the longer term transaction history. But we like the recent purchasing. 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. To that end, you should learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with EyePoint Pharmaceuticals (including 1 which can't be ignored).

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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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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