Potential AdvanSix Inc. (NYSE:ASIX) shareholders may wish to note that the Independent Director, Donald Newman, recently bought US$149k worth of stock, paying US$29.64 for each share. However, it only increased shareholding by a small percentage, and it wasn't a huge purchase by absolute value, either.

AdvanSix Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent purchase by Donald Newman was the biggest purchase of AdvanSix 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$29.91 per share to be enticing. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. 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. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider bought shares at close to current prices. Donald Newman was the only individual insider to buy during the last year.

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

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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insiders own 3.1% of AdvanSix shares, worth about US$24m. 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 Does This Data Suggest About AdvanSix Insiders?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest AdvanSix insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. While conducting our analysis, we found that AdvanSix has 2 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore these.

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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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