CEO & Director of Property Franchise Group Picks Up 1.6% More Stock

Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Gareth Samples, the CEO & Director of The Property Franchise Group PLC (LON:TPFG) recently shelled out UK£48k to buy stock, at UK£4.82 per share. However, it only increased their shares held by 1.6%, and it wasn't a huge purchase by absolute value, either.

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Property Franchise Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Gareth Samples is the biggest insider purchase of Property Franchise Group shares that we've seen in the last year. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is UK£4.97. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. We do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. Happily, the Property Franchise Group insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 47.44k shares for UK£206k. But they sold 8.79k shares for UK£39k. In total, Property Franchise Group insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. 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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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).

Insider Ownership

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Property Franchise Group insiders own about UK£28m worth of shares. That equates to 8.8% 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 Property Franchise Group Insider Transactions Indicate?

It is good to see recent purchasing. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Property Franchise Group insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Property Franchise Group. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for Property Franchise Group you should be aware of.

But note: Property Franchise Group may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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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