Roadside Real Estate Insiders May Regret Not Buying More, Market Cap Hits UK£100m

Insiders who bought Roadside Real Estate plc (LON:ROAD) stock in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The company's market value increased by UK£9.3m as a result of the stock's 10% gain over the same period. In other words, the original UK£330.7k purchase is now worth UK£718.2k.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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Roadside Real Estate Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when CEO & Executive Director Charles Dickson bought UK£331k worth of shares at a price of UK£0.32 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of UK£0.69. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

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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Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Roadside Real Estate insiders own 72% of the company, currently worth about UK£72m based on the recent share price. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Roadside Real Estate Insiders?

The fact that there have been no Roadside Real Estate insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, Roadside Real Estate insiders feel good about the company's 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. At Simply Wall St, we found 3 warning signs for Roadside Real Estate 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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