John Ions Bought 5.1% More Shares In Liontrust Asset Management

Potential Liontrust Asset Management PLC (LON:LIO) shareholders may wish to note that the CEO & Executive Director, John Ions, recently bought UK£200k worth of stock, paying UK£4.00 for each share. Although the purchase only increased their holding by 5.1%, it is still a solid purchase in our view.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Liontrust Asset Management

Notably, that recent purchase by CEO & Executive Director John Ions was not the only time they bought Liontrust Asset Management shares this year. Earlier in the year, they paid UK£4.50 per share in a UK£450k purchase. That means that even when the share price was higher than UK£4.27 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.

In the last twelve months Liontrust Asset Management insiders were buying shares, but not selling. 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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Does Liontrust Asset Management Boast High Insider Ownership?

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. It appears that Liontrust Asset Management insiders own 3.2% of the company, worth about UK£8.7m. 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 Liontrust Asset Management Insiders?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchases. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. While the overall levels of insider ownership are below what we'd like to see, the history of transactions imply that Liontrust Asset Management insiders are reasonably well aligned, and optimistic for the future. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Liontrust Asset Management (1 is significant) you should be aware of.

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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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