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Petershill Partners PLC (LON:PHLL) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the Non-Executive Chairman, Naguib Kheraj, recently bought a whopping UK£451k worth of stock, at a price of UK£1.50. That purchase boosted their holding by 55%, which makes us wonder if the move was inspired by quietly confident deeply-felt optimism.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Petershill Partners
Notably, that recent purchase by Naguib Kheraj is the biggest insider purchase of Petershill Partners shares that we've seen in the last year. That implies that an insider found the current price of UK£1.63 per share to be enticing. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. Happily, the Petershill Partners insider decided to buy shares at close to current prices. Naguib Kheraj was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.
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!
There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. From looking at our data, insiders own UK£3.5m worth of Petershill Partners stock, about 0.2% of the company. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Petershill Partners Insiders?
It is good to see the recent insider purchase. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. We would certainly prefer see higher levels of insider ownership but analysis of the insider transactions suggests that Petershill Partners insiders are expecting a bright future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Petershill Partners. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Petershill Partners you should be aware of, and 1 of these shouldn't be ignored.