This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In Gateley (Holdings)

Investors may wish to note that the CFO, Compliance Officer of Finance & Administration of Gateley (Holdings) Plc, Neil Smith, recently netted UK£69k from selling stock, receiving an average price of UK£1.38. It wasn't a huge sale, but it did reduce their holding by 12%. This does not instill confidence.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Gateley (Holdings)

In fact, the recent sale by CFO, Compliance Officer of Finance & Administration Neil Smith was not their only sale of Gateley (Holdings) shares this year. Earlier in the year, they fetched UK£1.26 per share in a -UK£76k sale. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of UK£1.25. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. We note that this sale took place at around the current price, so it isn't a major concern, though it's hardly a good sign.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid UK£145k for 105.93k shares. But insiders sold 240.00k shares worth UK£314k. 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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Does Gateley (Holdings) Boast High Insider Ownership?

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. From looking at our data, insiders own UK£3.0m worth of Gateley (Holdings) stock, about 1.7% of the company. We prefer to see high levels of insider ownership.

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

We note that there's been a little more insider selling than buying, recently. But the net divestment is not enough to concern us at all. We're a little cautious about the insider selling at Gateley (Holdings). We also note that, as far as we can see, insider ownership is fairly low, compared to other companies. While it's good to be aware of 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. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Gateley (Holdings) (including 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable).

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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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