Despite EP&T Global's Pullback, Insiders Still Gained AU$223k

Insiders who bought EP&T Global Limited (ASX:EPX) stock lover the last 12 months are probably not as affected by last week’s 10% loss. Reason being, despite the recent loss, insiders original purchase value of AU$298.0k is now worth AU$521.5k.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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EP&T Global Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Non-Executive Director Victor Van Bommel for AU$146k worth of shares, at about AU$0.02 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of AU$0.035. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

EP&T Global insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. 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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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).

Insider Ownership

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 11% of EP&T Global shares, worth about AU$2.6m, according to our data. But they may have an indirect interest through a corporate structure that we haven't picked up on. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.

What Might The Insider Transactions At EP&T Global Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no EP&T Global insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. While we have no worries about the insider transactions, we'd be more comfortable if they owned more EP&T Global stock. 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 EP&T Global (1 shouldn'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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