Despite Kazera Global's Pullback, Insiders Still Gained UK£85k

Insiders who purchased Kazera Global plc (LON:KZG) shares in the past 12 months are unlikely to be deeply impacted by the stock's 13% decline over the past week. After taking the recent loss into consideration, the UK£135.1k worth of stock they bought is now worth UK£220.0k, 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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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Kazera Global

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Non-Executive Chairman John Wardle for UK£66k worth of shares, at about UK£0.007 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of UK£0.014. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

While Kazera Global insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. Their average price was about UK£0.0084. To my mind it is good that insiders have invested their own money in the company. But we must note that the investments were made at well below today's share price. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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

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. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. From our data, it seems that Kazera Global insiders own 11% of the company, worth about UK£1.5m. We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

So What Does This Data Suggest About Kazera Global Insiders?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. We'd like to see bigger individual holdings. However, we don't see anything to make us think Kazera Global insiders are doubting the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Kazera Global. At Simply Wall St, we've found that Kazera Global has 5 warning signs (3 don't sit too well with us!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.

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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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