Potential Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR) shareholders may wish to note that the Independent Chairman of the Board, Patrick Moore, recently bought US$231k worth of stock, paying US$23.10 for each share. We reckon that's a good sign, especially since the purchase boosted their holding by 200%.

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Energizer Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Patrick Moore is the biggest insider purchase of Energizer Holdings shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of US$23.18. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. 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. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider purchases were made at close to current prices.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 19.00k shares worth US$432k. On the other hand they divested 7.78k shares, for US$256k. Overall, Energizer Holdings 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!

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Does Energizer Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Energizer Holdings insiders own about US$11m worth of shares. That equates to 0.7% of the company. 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 Energizer Holdings Insiders?

It is good to see recent purchasing. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Energizer Holdings we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Energizer Holdings. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Energizer Holdings (including 1 which is significant).