One Cairn Homes plc (LON:CRN) insider upped their stake by 82% in the previous year

Insiders were net buyers of Cairn Homes plc's (LON:CRN ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders bought more stock than they sold.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Cairn Homes

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director Alan McIntosh for UK£25m worth of shares, at about UK£0.77 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of UK£0.98. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Insider Ownership of Cairn Homes

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It appears that Cairn Homes insiders own 8.3% of the company, worth about UK£61m. 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 Cairn Homes Insiders?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Insiders do have a stake in Cairn Homes and their transactions don't cause us concern. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Cairn Homes. To assist with this, we've discovered 2 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Cairn Homes.

Of course Cairn Homes may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of high quality companies.

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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