This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd (LON:RQIH)

Some Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd (LON:RQIH) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Co-Founder, Alan Quilter, recently sold a substantial UK£700k worth of stock at a price of UK£1.75 per share. That's a big disposal, and it decreased their holding size by 14%, which is notable but not too bad.

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Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Co-Founder & Group Executive Chairman, Kenneth Randall, sold UK£11m worth of shares at a price of UK£1.75 per share. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of UK£1.71. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern.

In the last year Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings insiders didn't buy any company stock. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings insiders own about UK£31m worth of shares. That equates to 8.2% 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 Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

Insiders sold Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings shares recently, but they didn't buy any. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. Insider ownership isn't particularly high, so this analysis makes us cautious about the company. So we'd only buy after careful consideration. 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. At Simply Wall St, we found 5 warning signs for Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

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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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