There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on November 12, SUPERVALU Inc.'s Director, John T. Standley, invested $50,920.00 into 7,600 shares of SVU, for a cost per share of $6.70. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money.
In trading on Tuesday, bargain hunters could buy shares of SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE: SVU) and achieve a cost basis 17.5% cheaper than Standley, with shares changing hands as low as $5.53 per share. SUPERVALU Inc. shares are currently trading off about 0.7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of SVU shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, SVU's low point in its 52 week range is $3.75 per share, with $8.76 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $5.58. By comparison, below is a table showing the prices at which insider buying was recorded over the last six months:
| Purchased | Insider | Title | Shares | Price/Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2013 | John T. Standley | Director | 7,600 | $6.70 | $50,920.00 |
| 11/12/2013 | Ritchie Casteel | President & CEO, SAL | 4,919 | $6.70 | $32,956.81 |
According to the ETF Finder at ETFChannel.com, SVU makes up 2.74% of the Dynamic Retail Portfolio ETF (AMEX: PMR) which is trading up by about 0.8% on the day Tuesday.
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