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Positive Signs As Multiple Insiders Buy Finexia Financial Group Stock

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It is usually uneventful when a single insider buys stock. However, When quite a few insiders buy shares, as it happened in Finexia Financial Group Limited's (ASX:FNX) case, it's fantastic news for shareholders.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

Check out our latest analysis for Finexia Financial Group

Finexia Financial Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by insider Glenn Molloy for AU$360k worth of shares, at about AU$0.24 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being AU$0.22). It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.

While Finexia Financial Group insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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ASX:FNX Insider Trading Volume April 9th 2024

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Insider Ownership Of Finexia Financial Group

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that Finexia Financial Group insiders own 35% of the company, worth about AU$3.8m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Finexia Financial Group Insiders?

The fact that there have been no Finexia Financial Group insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Finexia Financial Group insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Finexia Financial Group. To help with this, we've discovered 6 warning signs (2 are potentially serious!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Finexia Financial Group.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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