This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In Gateley (Holdings)

We note that the Gateley (Holdings) Plc (LON:GTLY) CFO, Compliance Officer of Finance & Administration, Neil Smith, recently sold UK£76k worth of stock for UK£1.26 per share. It wasn't a huge sale, but it did reduce their holding by 17%. This does not instill confidence.

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Gateley (Holdings) Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent sale by Neil Smith is the biggest insider sale of Gateley (Holdings) shares that we've seen in the last year. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of UK£1.24. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

In total, Gateley (Holdings) insiders sold more than they bought over the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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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. Our data indicates that Gateley (Holdings) insiders own about UK£5.3m worth of shares (which is 3.3% of the company). Whilst better than nothing, we're not overly impressed by these holdings.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Gateley (Holdings) Tell Us?

The insider sales have outweighed the insider buying, at Gateley (Holdings), in the last three months. And our longer term analysis of insider transactions didn't bring confidence, either. Insiders own relatively few shares in the company, and when you consider the sales, we're not particularly excited about the stock. So we're not rushing to buy, to say the least. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. In terms of investment risks, we've identified 5 warning signs with Gateley (Holdings) and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

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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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