With Aptamer Group Up 30%, Insider Buyers Count Their Returns

Insiders who bought Aptamer Group PLC (LON:APTA) stock in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The company's market value increased by UK£1.9m as a result of the stock's 30% gain over the same period. As a result, their original purchase of UK£89.3k worth of stock is now worth UK£112.7k.

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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Aptamer Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Non-Executive Chairman & Scientific Advisory Board Member Adam Hargreaves bought UK£61k worth of shares at a price of UK£0.0031 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of UK£0.0041. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

Aptamer Group insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. If investing in lesser known companies is your style, you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Does Aptamer Group Boast High Insider Ownership?

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Our data indicates that Aptamer Group insiders own about UK£727k worth of shares (which is 8.9% of the company). We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

So What Does This Data Suggest About Aptamer Group Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Aptamer Group shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. While we have no worries about the insider transactions, we'd be more comfortable if they owned more Aptamer Group stock. 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 example, Aptamer Group has 6 warning signs (and 3 which are a bit unpleasant) we think you should know about.

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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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