Insiders who bought US$1.01m worth of Intrusion Inc.'s (NASDAQ:INTZ) stock at an average buy price of US$1.70 over the last year may be disappointed by the recent 31% decrease in the stock. Insiders purchase with the hope of seeing their investments increase in value over time. However, due to recent losses, their initial investment is now only worth US$507.2k, which is not great.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Intrusion

The President Anthony Scott made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$996k worth of shares at a price of US$1.70 each. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of US$0.85. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.

In the last twelve months Intrusion insiders were buying shares, but not selling. 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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Are Intrusion Insiders Buying Or Selling?

There was only a small bit of insider buying, worth US$927, in the last three months. So it is hard to draw any conclusion about how insiders are feeling about the stock, from these recent trades.

Does Intrusion Boast High Insider Ownership?

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Our data indicates that Intrusion insiders own about US$861k worth of shares (which is 6.5% of the company). However, it's possible that insiders might have an indirect interest through a more complex structure. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

So What Does This Data Suggest About Intrusion Insiders?

Our data shows a little insider buying, but no selling, in the last three months. Overall the buying isn't worth writing home about. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. We'd like to see bigger individual holdings. However, we don't see anything to make us think Intrusion insiders are doubting the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Intrusion. At Simply Wall St, we've found that Intrusion has 5 warning signs (3 make us uncomfortable!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.

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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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