Insiders who purchased this year lose CA$16k as Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:AP.UN) stock drops to CA$38.21

The recent price decline of 5.7% in Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust's (TSE:AP.UN) stock may have disappointed insiders who bought CA$144k worth of shares at an average price of CA$42.93 in the past 12 months. This is not good as insiders invest based on expectations that their money will appreciate over time. However, as a result of recent losses, their original investment is now worth only CA$128k.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Independent Trustee Jennifer Tory made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for CA$91k worth of shares at a price of CA$43.12 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being CA$38.21). Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid CA$144k for 3.35k shares. But insiders sold 1.90k shares worth CA$84k. In total, Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust insiders bought more than they sold 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

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 1.4% of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust shares, worth about CA$67m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Do The Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Insider Transactions Indicate?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders own shares in Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (of which 2 are significant!) you should know about.

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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, but not derivative transactions.

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