Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Insiders Increased Their Holdings

We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. On the other hand, we'd be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So before you buy or sell Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.

Do Insider Transactions Matter?

It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.

Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. As Peter Lynch said, 'insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise'.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Howden Joinery Group

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when CEO & Director Andrew Livingston bought UK£181k worth of shares at a price of UK£5.01 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of UK£6.73. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

Howden Joinery Group insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. 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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Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 0.2% of Howden Joinery Group shares, worth about UK£8.3m. 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 Howden Joinery Group Insider Transactions Indicate?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Howden Joinery Group shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. The transactions are fine but it'd be more encouraging if Howden Joinery Group insiders bought more shares in the company. Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Howden Joinery Group.

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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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