100% Of This ME Group International Insider's Holdings Were Sold

Insiders were net sellers of ME Group International plc's (LON:MEGP ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders sold more stock than they bought.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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ME Group International Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Non-Executive Director, Jean-Marc Janailhac, sold UK£366k worth of shares at a price of UK£1.84 per share. That means that even when the share price was below the current price of UK£2.30, an insider wanted to cash in some shares. When an insider sells below the current price, it suggests that they considered that lower price to be fair. That makes us wonder what they think of the (higher) recent valuation. 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 100% of Jean-Marc Janailhac's holding. Jean-Marc Janailhac was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.

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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Insider Ownership Of ME Group International

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. ME Group International insiders own about UK£317m worth of shares (which is 37% of the company). Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At ME Group International Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded ME Group International shares in the last quarter. It's great to see high levels of insider ownership, but looking back over the last year, we don't gain confidence from the ME Group International insiders selling. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing ME Group International. While conducting our analysis, we found that ME Group International has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore this.

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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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