Yahoo Finance Great news for African Gold Limited (ASX:A1G): 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 African Gold Limited (ASX:A1G), it sends a favourable message to the company's shareholders.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
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African Gold Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Non-Executive Director Tolga Kumova for AU$200k worth of shares, at about AU$0.10 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (AU$0.19), we still think insider buying is a positive. 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.
In the last twelve months African Gold insiders were buying shares, but not selling. 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 African Gold Boast High Insider Ownership?
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 34% of African Gold shares, worth about AU$7.6m. 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 African Gold Insider Transactions Indicate?
The fact that there have been no African Gold insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Insiders own shares in African Gold and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing African Gold. To help with this, we've discovered 3 warning signs (2 are significant!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in African Gold.
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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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