Yahoo Finance Trade Alert: The Interim Chairman Of HGL Limited (ASX:HNG), Kevin Eley, Has Just Spent AU$75k Buying 32% More Shares
Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Kevin Eley, the Interim Chairman of HGL Limited (ASX:HNG) recently shelled out AU$75k to buy stock, at AU$0.16 per share. While we're hesitant to get too excited about a purchase of that size, we do note it increased their holding by a solid 32%.
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HGL Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The Non-Executive Director Peter Miller made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$1.0m worth of shares at a price of AU$0.20 each. That means that even when the share price was higher than AU$0.15 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. 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. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 6.61m shares worth AU$1.4m. But they sold 43.63k shares for AU$9.9k. Overall, HGL insiders were net buyers during the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. 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
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. HGL insiders own about AU$4.4m worth of shares. That equates to 38% 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.
So What Do The HGL Insider Transactions Indicate?
It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchases. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. However, we note that the company didn't make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of HGL we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. At Simply Wall St, we've found that HGL has 3 warning signs (2 are concerning!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.
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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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