Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Although insiders at tour operator Transat A.T. Inc. have not been burning up the phone lines to their brokers with buy orders, they nevertheless are on the right side of the equation. We do not always need a large amount of buying for a stock to make through our screens. Over the last six months, two insiders at Transat have been net acquirers of 10,000 shares through the public market or option exercises. Over the past year, officers and directors have boosted beneficial holdings by 169,187 shares.
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Infographic reflects public-market transactions of common shares or unit trusts by company officers and directors.