In trading on Monday, shares of DuPont (DD) touched a new 52-week low of $63.55/share. That's a $17.10 share price drop, or -21.20% decline from the 52-week high of $80.65 set back on 03/13/2015. Large percentage drops always require that the stock post even larger percentage gains from the low in order to recover the old price point, and for DD that means the stock would have to gain 26.91% to get back to the 52-week high. For a move like that, DuPont would need fundamental strength at the business level.
Here's a rhetorical question: Who knows more about fundamentals at the business level than the company's own insiders? So let's take a look to see whether any company insiders were taking the other side of the trade as DD shares were being sold down to this new 52-week low, focusing on the most recent trailing six month period. As summarized by the table below, DD has seen 4 different instances of insiders buying over the past six months. START SLIDESHOW:
Ten Bargains You Can Buy Cheaper Than The Insiders Did »
Purchased | Insider | Title | Shares | Price/Share | Value |
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02/23/2015 | Edward D. Breen | Director | 13,000 | $77.39 | $1,006,089.50 |
02/23/2015 | James L. Gallogly | Director | 3,000 | $77.18 | $231,537.00 |
05/18/2015 | James L. Gallogly | Director | 14,250 | $70.11 | $999,135.90 |
05/18/2015 | Lois D. Juliber | Director | 1,000 | $70.13 | $70,130.00 |
06/12/2015 | Lee M. Thomas | Director | 1,245 | $77.88 | $96,960.60 |