Yahoo Finance One PPHE Hotel Group Insider Raised Stake By 100% In Previous Year
Viewing insider transactions for PPHE Hotel Group Limited's (LON:PPH ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net buyers. This means that a larger number of shares were purchased by insiders in relation to shares sold.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
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PPHE Hotel Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Co-CEO, President & Director Boris Ivesha for UK£53m worth of shares, at about UK£11.40 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of UK£13.00. 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.
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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Does PPHE Hotel Group Boast High Insider Ownership?
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It's great to see that PPHE Hotel Group insiders own 26% of the company, worth about UK£141m. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.
So What Do The PPHE Hotel Group Insider Transactions Indicate?
It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about PPHE Hotel Group. One for the watchlist, at least! 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. Be aware that PPHE Hotel Group is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.
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