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In the last year, multiple insiders have substantially increased their holdings of Universal Store Holdings Limited (ASX:UNI) stock, indicating that insiders' optimism about the company's prospects has increased.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
See our latest analysis for Universal Store Holdings
Universal Store Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Non-Executive Director David MacLean bought AU$1.1m worth of shares at a price of AU$3.22 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of AU$5.46. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.
Universal Store Holdings insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. 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!
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 Of Universal Store Holdings
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. It appears that Universal Store Holdings insiders own 16% of the company, worth about AU$68m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Universal Store Holdings Insiders?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Universal Store Holdings shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Universal Store Holdings insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. While conducting our analysis, we found that Universal Store Holdings has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore it.