Have Motorpoint Group Insiders Been Selling Stock?

We note that the Motorpoint Group Plc (LON:MOTR) CEO & Director, Mark Carpenter, recently sold UK£61k worth of stock for UK£1.21 per share. On the bright side, that's just a small sale and only reduced their holding by 0.6%.

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Motorpoint Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by CEO & Director Mark Carpenter was not their only sale of Motorpoint Group shares this year. They previously made an even bigger sale of -UK£280k worth of shares at a price of UK£1.40 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is UK£1.25. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.

Mark Carpenter sold a total of 250.00k shares over the year at an average price of UK£1.36. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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 Motorpoint Group Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 14% of Motorpoint Group shares, worth about UK£15m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Motorpoint Group Insiders?

We note that there's been a little more insider selling than buying, recently. But the difference isn't enough to have us worried. Recent sales exacerbate our caution arising from analysis of Motorpoint Group insider transactions. But we do like the fact that insiders own a fair chunk of the company. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. At Simply Wall St, we've found that Motorpoint Group has 2 warning signs (1 can't be ignored!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.

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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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