Yahoo Finance Insiders who bought stock earlier this year lose -UK£15k as Greencore Group plc (LON:GNC) drops to UK£327m
The recent 11% drop in Greencore Group plc's (LON:GNC) stock could come as a blow to insiders who purchased UK£78k worth of stock at an average buy price of UK£0.78 over the past 12 months. Insiders invest with the hopes of seeing their money grow in value over time. However, as a result of recent losses, their initial investment is now only worth UK£64k, which is not what they expected.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.
Check out our latest analysis for Greencore Group
The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Greencore Group
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Non-Executive Chair Paul Kennedy for UK£78k worth of shares, at about UK£0.78 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being UK£0.64). While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when an insider has purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price. Paul Kennedy was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.
The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
Greencore Group is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.
Does Greencore Group Boast High Insider Ownership?
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Our data suggests Greencore Group insiders own 0.8% of the company, worth about UK£2.5m. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.
So What Do The Greencore Group Insider Transactions Indicate?
It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. We would certainly prefer see higher levels of insider ownership but analysis of the insider transactions suggests that Greencore Group insiders are expecting a bright future. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. While conducting our analysis, we found that Greencore Group has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore it.
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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions, but not derivative transactions.
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