With Intelicare Holdings Up 15%, Insider Buyers Count Their Returns

Last week, Intelicare Holdings Limited (ASX:ICR) insiders, who had purchased shares in the previous 12 months were rewarded handsomely. The shares increased by 15% last week, resulting in a AU$975k increase in the company's market worth, implying a 43% gain on their initial purchase. As a result, the stock they originally bought for AU$461.2k is now worth AU$659.1k.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Intelicare Holdings

The insider Carl Charalambous made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$292k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.011 each. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of AU$0.015. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

In the last twelve months Intelicare Holdings insiders were buying shares, but not selling. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Does Intelicare Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Intelicare Holdings insiders own about AU$1.7m worth of shares. That equates to 23% 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.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Intelicare Holdings Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Intelicare Holdings shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Intelicare Holdings insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. 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. At Simply Wall St, we found 5 warning signs for Intelicare Holdings that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

But note: Intelicare 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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