FD Technologies Insider Buyers Net UK£30k Despite 11% Stock Decline

Insiders who bought FD Technologies plc (LON:FDP) stock lover the last 12 months are probably not as affected by last week’s 11% loss. Even after accounting for the recent loss, the UK£122.9k worth of stock purchased by them is now worth UK£152.8k or in other words, their investment continues to give good returns.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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FD Technologies Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by CEO & Director Seamus Keating for UK£97k worth of shares, at about UK£9.26 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of UK£11.50. 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.

In the last twelve months FD Technologies insiders were buying shares, but not selling. 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!

FD Technologies is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.

Does FD Technologies Boast High Insider Ownership?

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 15% of FD Technologies shares, worth about UK£47m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At FD Technologies Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded FD Technologies shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Overall we don't see anything to make us think FD Technologies insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in FD Technologies, you should check out this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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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