Stockland Insiders Added AU$1.49m Of Stock To Their Holdings

Over the last year, a good number of insiders have significantly increased their holdings in Stockland (ASX:SGP). This is encouraging because it indicates that insiders are more optimistic about the company's prospects.

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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Stockland Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when MD, CEO & Director Tarun Gupta bought AU$874k worth of shares at a price of AU$4.29 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of AU$6.11. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

While Stockland 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 click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. If investing in lesser known companies is your style, you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Does Stockland 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. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Stockland insiders own about AU$26m worth of shares. That equates to 0.2% 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 Do The Stockland Insider Transactions Indicate?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Stockland shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Insiders own shares in Stockland and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. 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. When we did our research, we found 3 warning signs for Stockland (1 can't be ignored!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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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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