When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase stock, like in FD Technologies Plc’s (LON:FDP) instance, it’s good news for shareholders.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At FD Technologies
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by CEO & Director Seamus Keating for UK£99k worth of shares, at about UK£17.35 per share. So it’s clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being UK£14.22). 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 a careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 6.98k shares worth UK£116k. On the other hand they divested 3.78k shares, for UK£84k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by FD Technologies insiders. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individually and the date!
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FD Technologies Insiders Bought Stock Recently
Over the last three months, we’ve seen a bit of insider buying at FD Technologies. CFO & Director Michael Preston bought UK£17k worth of shares in that time. It’s great to see that insiders are only buying, not selling. But the amount invested in the last three months isn’t enough for us to put too much weight on it, as a single factor.
Insider Ownership
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that FD Technologies insiders own 14% of the company, worth about UK£55m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
What Might The Insider Transactions At FD Technologies Tell Us?
We note that there has been a bit of insider buying recently (but no selling). Overall the buying isn’t worth writing home about. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Insiders do have a stake in FD Technologies and their transactions don’t cause us concern. While we like knowing what’s going on with the insider’s ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. For example – FD Technologies has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.
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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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