Trade Alert: CEO & Executive Director Of A.G. BARR Roger White Has Sold Stock

We wouldn't blame A.G. BARR p.l.c. (LON:BAG) shareholders if they were a little worried about the fact that Roger White, the CEO & Executive Director recently netted about UK£871k selling shares at an average price of UK£5.70. That sale reduced their total holding by 29% which is hardly insignificant, but far from the worst we've seen.

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A.G. BARR Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent sale by Roger White is the biggest insider sale of A.G. BARR shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of UK£5.50. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 187.00 shares worth UK£954. But they sold 287.57k shares for UK£1.6m. In total, A.G. BARR insiders sold more than they bought over the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Insider Ownership Of A.G. BARR

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that A.G. BARR insiders own 16% of the company, worth about UK£97m. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At A.G. BARR Tell Us?

Unfortunately, there has been more insider selling of A.G. BARR stock, than buying, in the last three months. Zooming out, the longer term picture doesn't give us much comfort. On the plus side, A.G. BARR makes money, and is growing profits. Insiders own shares, but we're still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. We'd practice some caution before buying! So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. For example - A.G. BARR has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

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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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