Insider Buys William Penn Bancorp Shares

A Form 4 filing filed with the SEC on Tuesday, March 30 showed that Ross Jill Mcmenamin bought 1,000 shares of William Penn Bancorp Inc WMPN at $11.44 on Friday, Mar 26, and bought 4,368 shares at $11.45 on Monday, Mar 29.The transaction moved the executive's stake in William Penn Bancorp Inc. to 1,000 shares. William Penn Bancorp  was trading 0.1% higher from the previous closing price.

The Importance of Insider Transactions

While transactions from an insider shouldn't be used as the sole item to make an investment or trading decision, an insider buying or selling stock in their company can be a good added factor that leads to more conviction in a decision.

When an insider buys stock after an important sell off, that can indicate the insider's faith in the success of the organization. Henceforth, if the stock is bought at new highs, it might be because the insider feels that the stock is not overvalued. Conversely, insiders who are selling stock at new lows can potentially indicate some kind of capitulation moment. Insiders selling at new highs can indicate that exec wants to "take some profit" and "lock in a gain."

Important Transaction Codes

Investors prefer focusing on transactions which take place in the open market, indicated in the Form 4 with codes P for purchase and S for sale. If the transaction was an open-market transaction, that means that the insider made a conscious decision for the company's stock moving forward.

Transaction codes besides P or S aren't relatively important as they are seldom tied to a decision by the executive. For example, transaction code A is indicative of an insider being forced to sell shares to attain compensation. Moreover, transaction code C indicates the conversion of an option.