Jeremy Benjamin Asher Is The Chairman & CEO of Tower Resources plc (LON:TRP) And They Just Picked Up 5.9% More Shares

Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the Tower Resources plc (LON:TRP) Chairman & CEO, Jeremy Benjamin Asher, recently bought UK£50k worth of stock, for UK£0.0025 per share. However, it only increased their shares held by 5.9%, and it wasn't a huge purchase by absolute value, either.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Tower Resources

In fact, the recent purchase by Jeremy Benjamin Asher was the biggest purchase of Tower Resources shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that even when the share price was higher than UK£0.0022 (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. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. It is encouraging to see an insider paid above the current price for shares, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels. Jeremy Benjamin Asher was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

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 Tower Resources

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Tower Resources insiders own about UK£1.0m worth of shares. That equates to 28% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Do The Tower Resources Insider Transactions Indicate?

Insider purchases may have been minimal, in the last three months, but there was no selling at all. Overall the buying isn't worth writing home about. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Insiders own shares in Tower Resources and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about 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. Our analysis shows 4 warning signs for Tower Resources (2 are concerning!) and we strongly recommend you look at these before investing.

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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, but not derivative transactions.

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