Made Tech Group Insiders May Regret Not Buying More, Market Cap Hits UK£25m

Made Tech Group Plc (LON:MTEC) insiders who purchased shares in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The stock climbed by 11% resulting in a UK£2.6m addition to the company’s market value. In other words, the original UK£186.1k purchase is now worth UK£205.3k.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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Made Tech Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Founder Rory MacDonald for UK£154k worth of shares, at about UK£0.18 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being UK£0.17). While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.

In the last twelve months Made Tech Group insiders were buying shares, but not selling. Their average price was about UK£0.15. It's great to see insiders putting their own cash into the company's stock, albeit at below the recent share price. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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

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. Made Tech Group insiders own 47% of the company, currently worth about UK£12m based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Do The Made Tech Group Insider Transactions Indicate?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, Made Tech Group insiders feel good about the company's future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Made Tech Group. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for Made Tech Group you should be aware of, and 2 of these are concerning.

Of course Made Tech Group may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of high quality companies.

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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