In the last year, multiple insiders have substantially increased their holdings of Silverlake Axis Ltd (SGX:5CP) stock, indicating that insiders' optimism about the company's prospects has increased.

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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Silverlake Axis Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Founder & Group Executive Chairman Peng Ooi Goh bought S$9.2m worth of shares at a price of S$0.32 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (S$0.38), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid S$18m for 57.60m shares. But they sold 28.74m shares for S$9.2m. Overall, Silverlake Axis 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. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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.

Does Silverlake Axis 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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Silverlake Axis insiders own about S$728m worth of shares (which is 77% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Silverlake Axis Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no Silverlake Axis insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. It would be great to see more insider buying, but overall it seems like Silverlake Axis insiders are reasonably well aligned (owning significant chunk of the company's shares) and optimistic for the future. If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.