5 Dividend Stocks Insiders Are Buying

In trading on Friday, shares of Astro-Med, Inc. (NASD: ALOT) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $7.71, changing hands as high as $7.86 per share. Astro-Med, Inc. shares are currently trading up about 10.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of ALOT shares, versus its 200 day moving ...

By Kapitall:For a starting point with dividend stocks, one helpful guide is the buying trends of company insiders. These are members of upper management and the company’s board, and because of their positions they know their companies very well.

By Insider Monkey: By Matt Doiron

ByMGD Investments:Whenever I evaluate a stock, I always check to see what its insider ownership looks like. If a lot of insiders are selling their shares, it puts up a flag. When a lot of insiders are buying, it gives us an encouraging sign that things within the company are heading in the right direction. Here are 3 stocks that provide investors with high dividends and have seen lots of recent insider buying.

ByDividend Don:It has been my experience that many high yielding dividend stocks are high yielding because of a belief that the stock's dividend is going to be cut. But, it has also been my experience that some high yielding stocks turn out to be winners. So, the intention here is to find high dividend stocks with very recent insider buying that might just end up being amongst those winners. Four stocks passed my screening criteria. Methodology

By Kapitall:Do you value the perspective of company insiders? We ran a screen with this idea in mind.We began by compiling a universe of stocks of companies that offer a high yield dividend, between 3-7%. We capped our screen at 7% for sustainability.

By Kapitall:Whenever company insiders such as upper management or members of the board buy company shares, the report their purchases. Analysts view this as a very positive sign because presumably no one knows the company better than they do.