Yahoo Finance Trade Alert: The Non-Executive Chairman Of Feedback plc (LON:FDBK), Rory Shaw, Has Just Spent UK£52k Buying 114% More Shares
Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Rory Shaw, the Non-Executive Chairman of Feedback plc (LON:FDBK) recently shelled out UK£52k to buy stock, at UK£0.0099 per share. While that isn't the hugest buy, it actually boosted their shareholding by 114%, which is good to see.
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Feedback Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Notably, that recent purchase by Rory Shaw is the biggest insider purchase of Feedback shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of UK£0.011. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider purchases were made at close to current prices.
Feedback insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 18% of Feedback shares, worth about UK£2.1m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
So What Do The Feedback Insider Transactions Indicate?
It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Feedback we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Feedback. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 6 warning signs for Feedback (of which 4 are a bit unpleasant!) you should know about.
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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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