On September 18, 2024, Samuel Kapourales, a Director at Energy Services of America Corp (ESOA, Financial), executed a sale of 50,000 shares of the company. The transaction was filed with the SEC and can be viewed in detail through the SEC Filing. Following this transaction, the insider now owns 714,191 shares of the company.
Energy Services of America Corp (ESOA, Financial) is a company that provides contracting services for utilities and energy related companies. The services include the construction, replacement, and repair of gas, petroleum, water, and sewer lines.
Over the past year, the insider transaction history at Energy Services of America Corp shows a trend with 7 insider buys and 23 insider sells. Specifically, Samuel Kapourales has sold a total of 50,000 shares and has not made any purchases in the same timeframe.
On the date of the latest transaction, shares of Energy Services of America Corp were trading at $10.1, giving the company a market cap of $171.507 million. The price-earnings ratio of the stock stands at 7.14, which is lower than both the industry median of 15.2 and the company’s historical median.
The stock’s valuation according to the GF Value is $5.43, leading to a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.86. This indicates that the stock is significantly overvalued based on its GF Value.
The GF Value is calculated considering historical multiples such as the price-earnings ratio, price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow, along with a GuruFocus adjustment factor based on past returns and growth, and future business performance estimates from Morningstar analysts.
This sale by the insider may be of interest to current and potential investors, providing insight into insider confidence and valuation perspectives at Energy Services of America Corp.
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