Have Insiders Sold Oxford Metrics Shares Recently?

Anyone interested in Oxford Metrics plc (LON:OMG) should probably be aware that the Company Secretary & Group Executive Director, Catherine Robertson, recently divested UK£99k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of UK£0.99 each. The eyebrow raising move amounted to a reduction of 17% in their holding.

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Oxford Metrics Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the CFO, Finance Director & Executive Director, David Deacon, sold UK£1.4m worth of shares at a price of UK£1.10 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of UK£0.97. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

In the last year Oxford Metrics insiders didn't buy any company stock. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Does Oxford Metrics Boast High Insider Ownership?

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Our data suggests Oxford Metrics insiders own 3.0% of the company, worth about UK£3.8m. We consider this fairly low insider ownership.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Oxford Metrics Insiders?

An insider sold Oxford Metrics shares recently, but they didn't buy any. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. On the plus side, Oxford Metrics makes money, and is growing profits. When you combine this with the relatively low insider ownership, we are very cautious about the stock. So we'd only buy after very careful consideration. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. To help with this, we've discovered 3 warning signs (1 is concerning!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Oxford Metrics.

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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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