Insig AI Insider Buyers Net UK£34k Despite 10% Stock Decline

Insiders who bought Insig AI Plc (LON:INSG) in the last 12 months may probably not pay attention to the stock's recent 10% drop. After taking the recent loss into consideration, the UK£133.0k worth of stock they bought is now worth UK£166.6k, indicating that their investment yielded a positive return.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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Insig AI Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The CEO & Executive Director Richard Bernstein made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for UK£40k worth of shares at a price of UK£0.11 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of UK£0.21. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

Richard Bernstein purchased 775.00k shares over the year. The average price per share was UK£0.17. 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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There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. If investing in lesser known companies is your style, you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Insider Ownership Of Insig AI

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insig AI insiders own about UK£12m worth of shares (which is 48% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Insig AI Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Insig AI shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like Insig AI insiders think the business has merit. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. When we did our research, we found 5 warning signs for Insig AI (3 are significant!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

But note: Insig AI may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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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