Have Insiders Sold Oldfields Holdings Shares Recently?

Investors may wish to note that an insider of Oldfields Holdings Limited, William Timms, recently netted AU$111k from selling stock, receiving an average price of AU$0.051. On the bright side, that's just a small sale and only reduced their holding by 5.5%.

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Oldfields Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by William Timms was the biggest sale of Oldfields Holdings shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (AU$0.029). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

Oldfields Holdings insiders didn't buy any shares over 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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I will like Oldfields Holdings better if I see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of undervalued and small cap stocks with considerable, recent, insider buying.

Does Oldfields Holdings Boast High 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. Insiders own 29% of Oldfields Holdings shares, worth about AU$1.6m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Oldfields Holdings Tell Us?

Insiders sold Oldfields Holdings shares recently, but they didn't buy any. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. Insiders own shares, but we're still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. We'd practice some caution before buying! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 6 warning signs for Oldfields Holdings (of which 5 are concerning!) you should know about.

But note: Oldfields Holdings may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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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