Yahoo Finance Insider Buying: The Carclo plc (LON:CAR) Executive Chairman of the Board Just Bought 418% More Shares
Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the Carclo plc (LON:CAR) Executive Chairman of the Board, Nick Sanders, recently bought UK£50k worth of stock, for UK£0.17 per share. Even though that isn't a massive buy, it did increase their holding by 418%, which is arguably a good sign.
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Carclo Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Notably, that recent purchase by Nick Sanders is the biggest insider purchase of Carclo shares that we've seen in the last year. That implies that an insider found the current price of UK£0.20 per share to be enticing. 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. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. The good news for Carclo share holders is that an insider was buying at near the current price. Nick Sanders was the only individual insider to buy during the last year.
You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Does Carclo Boast High 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. Our information indicates that Carclo insiders own about UK£79k worth of shares. It's always possible we are missing something but from our data, it looks like insider ownership is minimal.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Carclo Tell Us?
We note a that there has been a bit of insider buying recently (but no selling). Overall the buying isn't worth writing home about. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. While we have no worries about the insider transactions, we'd be more comfortable if they owned more Carclo stock. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. To help with this, we've discovered 3 warning signs (1 shouldn't be ignored!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Carclo.
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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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