Yahoo Finance The Non-Executive Chair of Venture Life Group plc (LON:VLG), Paul McGreevy, Just Bought A Few More Shares
Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the Venture Life Group plc (LON:VLG) Non-Executive Chair, Paul McGreevy, recently bought UK£50k worth of stock, for UK£0.34 per share. Nevertheless, it only increased their shareholding by a minuscule percentage, and it wasn't a massive purchase by absolute value, either.
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Venture Life Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In fact, the recent purchase by Paul McGreevy was the biggest purchase of Venture Life Group shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that even when the share price was higher than UK£0.33 (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. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.
In the last twelve months Venture Life Group insiders were buying shares, but not selling. 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!
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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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Our data indicates that Venture Life Group insiders own about UK£2.3m worth of shares (which is 5.6% of the company). We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Venture Life Group Tell Us?
We note a that there has been a bit of insider buying recently (but no selling). The net investment is not enough to encourage us much. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. We'd like to see bigger individual holdings. However, we don't see anything to make us think Venture Life Group insiders are doubting the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Venture Life Group. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for Venture Life Group 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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