Roger Lane-Smith Bought 10.0% More Shares In MS INTERNATIONAL

Potential MS INTERNATIONAL plc (LON:MSI) shareholders may wish to note that the Senior Independent Director, Roger Lane-Smith, recently bought UK£99k worth of stock, paying UK£9.90 for each share. Although the purchase only increased their holding by 10.0%, it is still a solid purchase in our view.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At MS INTERNATIONAL

The Group Finance Director & Executive Director Michael O'Connell made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for UK£254k worth of shares at a price of UK£7.21 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of UK£10.55. 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.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 52.53k shares worth UK£419k. But they sold 51.76k shares for UK£422k. Over the last year we saw more insider selling of MS INTERNATIONAL shares, than buying. The sellers received a price of around UK£8.16, on average. It's not particularly great to see insiders were selling shares at below recent prices. Of course, the sales could be motivated for a multitude of reasons, so we shouldn't jump to conclusions. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Does MS INTERNATIONAL Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. MS INTERNATIONAL insiders own about UK£67m worth of shares. That equates to 39% of the company. 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 MS INTERNATIONAL Insider Transactions Indicate?

We note a that there has been a bit of insider buying recently (but no selling). The net investment is not enough to encourage us much. We're a little cautious about the insider selling at MS INTERNATIONAL. The modest level of insider ownership is, at least, some comfort. I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can access this interactive graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow for free.

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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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