Insiders In Cadogan Energy Solutions Still Down 23% On US$681.7k Investment

Insiders who bought US$681.7k worth of Cadogan Energy Solutions PLC (LON:CAD) stock in the last year recovered part of their losses as the stock rose by 15% last week. The purchase, however, has proven to be a pricey bet, with losses currently totalling US$159k.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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Cadogan Energy Solutions Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Interim Chairman of the Board Michel Francois Meeus for UK£622k worth of shares, at about UK£0.05 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of UK£0.037. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing 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. Michel Francois Meeus was the only individual insider to buy during the last year.

Michel Francois Meeus purchased 13.93m shares over the year. The average price per share was UK£0.049. 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 Cadogan Energy Solutions Boast High 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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It's great to see that Cadogan Energy Solutions insiders own 52% of the company, worth about UK£4.9m. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Cadogan Energy Solutions Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Cadogan Energy Solutions shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, Cadogan Energy Solutions insiders feel good about the company's future. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Cadogan Energy Solutions and we suggest you have a look.

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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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