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Insiders were net buyers of Robert Walters plc's (LON:RWA ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders bought more stock than they sold.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Robert Walters
The Independent Non-Executive Chairman Philippe Van de Walle made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for UK£95k worth of shares at a price of UK£3.79 each. That means that even when the share price was higher than UK£3.22 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. 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. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. It is encouraging to see an insider paid above the current price for shares, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels. Philippe Van de Walle was the only individual insider to buy during the last year.
Philippe Van de Walle purchased 32.00k shares over the year. The average price per share was UK£3.81. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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 undervalued small cap companies that insiders are buying.
Insider Ownership Of Robert Walters
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by 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. Our information indicates that Robert Walters insiders own about UK£252k worth of shares. This level of insider ownership is notably low, and not very encouraging.
So What Do The Robert Walters Insider Transactions Indicate?
It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. On this analysis the only slight negative we see is the fairly low (overall) insider ownership; their transactions suggest that they are quite positive on Robert Walters stock. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Robert Walters. To assist with this, we've discovered 2 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Robert Walters.