Yahoo Finance Great news for Acumentis Group Limited (ASX:ACU): Insiders acquired stock in large numbers last year
Generally, when a single insider buys stock, it is usually not a big deal. However, when several insiders are buying, like in the case of Acumentis Group Limited (ASX:ACU), it sends a favourable message to the company's shareholders.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
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Acumentis Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The Non-Executive Director Leslie Wozniczka made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$564k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.11 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of AU$0.14. 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.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 5.52m shares worth AU$623k. On the other hand they divested 2.65m shares, for AU$332k. In total, Acumentis Group insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Acumentis Group insiders own about AU$5.5m worth of shares. That equates to 25% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Acumentis Group Tell Us?
There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Acumentis Group insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Acumentis Group. Our analysis shows 2 warning signs for Acumentis Group (1 is concerning!) and we strongly recommend you look at these before investing.
But note: Acumentis 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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