TMT Investments Reaches US$87m Market Cap Benefiting Insider Stock Buying

TMT Investments PLC (LON:TMT) insiders who purchased shares in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The stock climbed by 11% resulting in a US$8.5m addition to the company’s market value. As a result, their original purchase of US$116.0k worth of stock is now worth US$129.0k.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At TMT Investments

The Executive Director Alexander Selegenev made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$116k worth of shares at a price of US$2.50 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of US$2.78. 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.

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!

There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

TMT Investments Insiders Bought Stock Recently

There was some insider buying at TMT Investments over the last quarter. Executive Director Alexander Selegenev bought US$116k worth in that time. On the other hand, Executive Director Alexander Selegenev sold US$72k worth of shares. It is nice to see that insiders have bought, but the quantum isn't large enough to get us excited.

Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that TMT Investments insiders own 76% of the company, worth about US$67m. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At TMT Investments Tell Us?

We note a that there has been a bit of insider buying recently (but no selling). The net investment is not enough to encourage us much. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. It would be great to see more insider buying, but overall it seems like TMT Investments insiders are reasonably well aligned (owning significant chunk of the company's shares) and optimistic for the future. While we like knowing 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. For example, TMT Investments has 3 warning signs (and 2 which are concerning) we think you should know about.

But note: TMT Investments 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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