Yahoo Finance How Many Pathfinder Minerals Plc (LON:PFP) Shares Did Insiders Buy, In The Last Year?
We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. The flip side of that is that there are more than a few examples of insiders dumping stock prior to a period of weak performance. So we'll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Pathfinder Minerals Plc (LON:PFP).
What Is Insider Selling?
It's quite normal to see company insiders, such as board members, trading in company stock, from time to time. However, rules govern insider transactions, and certain disclosures are required.
Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing. For example, a Harvard University study found that 'insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year'.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Pathfinder Minerals
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by CEO & Director Peter Taylor for UK£2.4m worth of shares, at about UK£0.74 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of UK£0.0053. 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. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock when an insider has bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Peter Taylor.
Peter Taylor purchased 14.35m shares over the year. The average price per share was UK£0.17. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.
Does Pathfinder Minerals Boast High Insider Ownership?
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Our data indicates that Pathfinder Minerals insiders own about UK£183k worth of shares (which is 8.0% of the company). We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Pathfinder Minerals Insiders?
Our data shows a little insider buying, but no selling, in the last three months. That said, the purchases were not large. 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 Pathfinder Minerals stock. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Pathfinder Minerals. At Simply Wall St, we've found that Pathfinder Minerals has 3 warning signs (1 can't be ignored!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.
But note: Pathfinder Minerals may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
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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