Yahoo Finance Insiders who bought stock earlier this year lose -US$19k as Pharos Energy plc (LON:PHAR) drops to UK£90m
Insiders who acquired US$103k worth of Pharos Energy plc's (LON:PHAR) stock at an average price of US$0.25 in the past 12 months may be dismayed by the recent 18% price decline. 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 US$84k, which is not what they expected.
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.
Check out our latest analysis for Pharos Energy
Pharos Energy Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The CEO & Director Janice Brown made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for UK£95k worth of shares at a price of UK£0.25 each. That means that even when the share price was higher than UK£0.20 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for 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.
Pharos Energy insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. 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, individual, and the date!
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Are Pharos Energy Insiders Buying Or Selling?
We saw some Pharos Energy insider buying shares in the last three months. Insiders bought UK£7.5k worth of shares in that time. It's good to see the insider buying, as well as the lack of recent sellers. However, in this case the amount invested recently is quite small.
Does Pharos Energy 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. Pharos Energy insiders own about UK£22m worth of shares. That equates to 25% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Pharos Energy Insiders?
Insider purchases may have been minimal, in the last three months, but there was no selling at all. The net investment is not enough to encourage us much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Pharos Energy insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. 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. To that end, you should learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with Pharos Energy (including 1 which is potentially serious).
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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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