Couche-Tard

Potential Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. ( TSE:ATD ) shareholders may wish to note that the Lead Independent Director...

[Institutions own 19% of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. [See our latest analysis for Alimentation Couche-Tard](https://simplywall.st/stocks/ca/consumer-retailing/tsx-atd/alimentation-couche-tard-shares) Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Alimentation Couche-Tard. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) simplywallst.com. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. That means that even when the share price was higher than CA$59.73 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Notably, that recent purchase by Louis Vachon is the biggest insider purchase of Alimentation Couche-Tard shares that we've seen in the last year. [TSE:ATD](https://simplywall.st/stocks/ca/consumer-retailing/tsx-atd/alimentation-couche-tard-shares)) shareholders may wish to note that the Lead Independent Director, Louis Vachon, recently bought CA$308k worth of stock, paying CA$61.53 for each share. Louis Vachon was the only individual insider to buy during the last year.