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We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. On the other hand, we'd be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So shareholders might well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Finsbury Food Group Plc (LON:FIF).
What Is Insider Buying?
It's quite normal to see company insiders, such as board members, trading in company stock, from time to time. However, most countries require that the company discloses such transactions to the market.
We don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. 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 Finsbury Food Group
The Group Finance Director & Executive Director Stephen Boyd made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for UK£56k worth of shares at a price of UK£0.57 each. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (UK£0.77), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.
You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
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.
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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Based on our data, Finsbury Food Group insiders have about 3.2% of the stock, worth approximately UK£3.1m. We prefer to see high levels of insider ownership.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Finsbury Food Group Insiders?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Finsbury Food Group shares in the last quarter. 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 Finsbury Food Group insiders are doubting the company. Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Finsbury Food Group.
But note: Finsbury Food Group 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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