Have Anexo Group Insiders Been Selling Stock?

We wouldn't blame Anexo Group Plc (LON:ANX) shareholders if they were a little worried about the fact that Valentina Slater, a company insider, recently netted about UK£464k selling shares at an average price of UK£0.64. That's a big disposal, and it decreased their holding size by 22%, which is notable but not too bad.

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Anexo Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by Valentina Slater was the biggest sale of Anexo Group shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So it's clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even below the current price of UK£0.65. We generally consider it a negative if insiders have been selling, especially if they did so below the current price, because it implies that they considered a lower price to be reasonable. Please do note, however, that sellers may have a variety of reasons for selling, so we don't know for sure what they think of the stock price. We note that the biggest single sale was only 22%of Valentina Slater's holding.

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

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that Anexo Group insiders own 38% of the company, worth about UK£29m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Anexo Group Insiders?

An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. Insider ownership isn't particularly high, so this analysis makes us cautious about the company. So we'd only buy after careful consideration. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Anexo Group. Case in point: We've spotted 4 warning signs for Anexo Group you should be aware of, and 1 of these 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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