When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase stock, like in Northland Power Inc.'s (TSE:NPI) instance, it's good news for shareholders.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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Northland Power Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The President & CEO Mike Crawley made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for CA$443k worth of shares at a price of CA$22.17 each. That means that even when the share price was higher than CA$20.63 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.

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

Northland Power is not the only stock that insiders are buying. For those who like to find small cap companies at attractive valuations, this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket.

Have Northland Power Insiders Traded Recently?

Over the last three months, we've seen a bit of insider buying at Northland Power. Independent Director Eckhardt Ruemmler shelled out CA$9.5k for shares in that time. It's good to see the insider buying, as well as the lack of recent sellers. However, in this case the amount invested recently is quite small.

Insider Ownership Of Northland Power

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 0.1% of Northland Power shares, worth about CA$7.0m, according to our data. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

So What Do The Northland Power Insider Transactions Indicate?

We note a that there has been a bit of insider buying recently (but no selling). Overall the buying isn't worth writing home about. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. While we have no worries about the insider transactions, we'd be more comfortable if they owned more Northland Power stock. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Northland Power. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Northland Power (including 2 which are concerning).