Yahoo Finance Robert Walters Insider Ups Holding By 125% During Year
Insiders were net buyers of Robert Walters plc's (LON:RWA ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders bought more stock than they sold.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Robert Walters
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Non-Executive Chairman Philippe Van de Walle bought UK£43k worth of shares at a price of UK£4.30 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being UK£3.97). It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. 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. Philippe Van de Walle was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.
Philippe Van de Walle bought a total of 19.50k shares over the year at an average price of UK£4.06. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Insider Ownership
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Our information indicates that Robert Walters insiders own about UK£171k worth of shares. It's always possible we are missing something but from our data, it looks like insider ownership is minimal.
So What Do The Robert Walters Insider Transactions Indicate?
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. While we have no worries about the insider transactions, we'd be more comfortable if they owned more Robert Walters stock. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Robert Walters. At Simply Wall St, we found 2 warning signs for Robert Walters that deserve your attention before buying any shares.
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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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