Insiders were net buyers of Brookfield Corporation's (TSE:BN ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders bought more stock than they sold.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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Brookfield Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The insider Samuel J. Pollock made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for CA$12m worth of shares at a price of CA$61.08 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of CA$74.89. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

Samuel J. Pollock bought 530.00k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of CA$59.17. 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 Of Brookfield

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that Brookfield insiders own 11% of the company, worth about CA$13b. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Do The Brookfield Insider Transactions Indicate?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Brookfield shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. It would be great to see more insider buying, but overall it seems like Brookfield insiders are reasonably well aligned (owning significant chunk of the company's shares) and optimistic for the future. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. At Simply Wall St, we've found that Brookfield has 2 warning signs (1 doesn't sit too well with us!) 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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