Spirent Communications plc

BATS-CHIXE:SPTL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.1b

Spirent Communications Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Recent Insider Transactions

BATS-CHIXE:SPTL Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
31 May 24BuyUK£376,294BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany202,385UK£1.86
31 May 24SellUK£27,125BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany14,774UK£1.84
31 May 24SellUK£202,601Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company110,349UK£1.84
30 May 24BuyUK£311,757BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany169,895UK£1.84
30 May 24SellUK£61,480BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany33,504UK£1.84
29 May 24BuyUK£1,162,646BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany634,286UK£1.83
29 May 24SellUK£1,820,464M&G Investment Management LimitedCompany993,974UK£1.83
28 May 24BuyUK£648,492BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany353,209UK£1.84
28 May 24SellUK£4,075,169BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany2,219,591UK£1.84
28 May 24SellUK£572,481M&G Investment Management LimitedCompany313,242UK£1.83
24 May 24BuyUK£40,482BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany22,149UK£1.83
24 May 24BuyUK£13,527,743BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany7,401,511UK£1.83
24 May 24SellUK£6,609,975BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany3,617,940UK£1.83
24 May 24SellUK£20,092,067BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany10,997,302UK£1.83
23 May 24BuyUK£1,048,833BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany563,737UK£1.86
23 May 24BuyUK£31,873The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company17,136UK£1.86
23 May 24SellUK£576,551BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany308,151UK£1.87
22 May 24BuyUK£2,146,633BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany1,148,423UK£1.87
22 May 24SellUK£2,222,656BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany1,186,682UK£1.87
22 May 24SellUK£6,839,874Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company3,684,482UK£1.86
21 May 24BuyUK£104,238BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany55,772UK£1.87
21 May 24BuyUK£14,234The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company7,612UK£1.87
21 May 24SellUK£120,331BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany64,006UK£1.88
21 May 24SellUK£2,071,300Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company1,100,000UK£1.88
20 May 24SellUK£1,138,012BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany603,720UK£1.88
17 May 24BuyUK£6,200,708BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany3,263,531UK£1.90
17 May 24SellUK£81,390BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany42,740UK£1.90
17 May 24SellUK£5,074,173Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company2,685,316UK£1.89
16 May 24BuyUK£922,514BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany486,558UK£1.90
16 May 24SellUK£3,935,210BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany2,075,533UK£1.90
16 May 24SellUK£3,771,331Norges Bank Investment ManagementCompany1,984,911UK£1.90
15 May 24BuyUK£9,829,086BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany5,146,119UK£1.91
15 May 24BuyUK£70,953The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company37,327UK£1.91
15 May 24SellUK£5,057,167BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany2,643,579UK£1.91
15 May 24SellUK£3,533,499Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company1,850,000UK£1.91
14 May 24BuyUK£269BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany141UK£1.91
14 May 24SellUK£61,512BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany32,123UK£1.91
14 May 24SellUK£575,187Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company301,145UK£1.91
13 May 24SellUK£8,683BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany4,546UK£1.91
13 May 24SellUK£3,423,995Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company1,792,667UK£1.91
09 May 24BuyUK£286,064BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany149,217UK£1.92
09 May 24SellUK£105,005BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany54,833UK£1.91
09 May 24SellUK£25,394Dimensional Fund Advisors LPCompany13,329UK£1.91
09 May 24SellUK£392,006Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company204,703UK£1.91
08 May 24BuyUK£2,529,793BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany1,308,739UK£1.93
08 May 24SellUK£1,636,623BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany849,752UK£1.93
08 May 24SellUK£3,821,400Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company2,000,000UK£1.91
07 May 24BuyUK£1,976,264BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany1,019,744UK£1.94
07 May 24SellUK£72,890BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany37,642UK£1.94
03 May 24BuyUK£6,169,164BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany3,173,438UK£1.94
03 May 24SellUK£5,583,184BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany2,885,367UK£1.93
03 May 24SellUK£8,836Dimensional Fund Advisors LPCompany4,595UK£1.92
03 May 24SellUK£1,488,000AXA Investment Managers S.A.Company775,000UK£1.92
02 May 24BuyUK£892,080BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany462,913UK£1.93
02 May 24SellUK£7,288Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company3,798UK£1.92
02 May 24SellUK£33,773BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany17,627UK£1.92
01 May 24BuyUK£1,505,181BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany788,053UK£1.91
01 May 24SellUK£785,026AXA Investment Managers S.A.Company406,024UK£1.94
01 May 24SellUK£30,365The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company15,898UK£1.91
01 May 24SellUK£1,042,753Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company543,900UK£1.92
30 Apr 24BuyUK£202,770BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany104,145UK£1.95
30 Apr 24SellUK£30,946BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany15,894UK£1.95
29 Apr 24SellUK£36,518BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany18,622UK£1.96
26 Apr 24SellUK£530,028BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany272,228UK£1.95
26 Apr 24SellUK£2,016,690Norges Bank Investment ManagementCompany1,034,465UK£1.95
25 Apr 24BuyUK£90,554BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany46,438UK£1.95
24 Apr 24BuyUK£45,060BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany23,155UK£1.95
24 Apr 24BuyUK£7,391The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company3,790UK£1.95
24 Apr 24SellUK£25,857BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany13,270UK£1.95
24 Apr 24SellUK£780,000Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany400,000UK£1.95
24 Apr 24SellUK£13,101The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company6,753UK£1.94
23 Apr 24BuyUK£237,074BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany121,284UK£1.95
23 Apr 24BuyUK£42,212The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company21,647UK£1.95
23 Apr 24SellUK£17,722BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany9,107UK£1.95
23 Apr 24SellUK£14,286The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company7,326UK£1.95
23 Apr 24SellUK£96,800Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany50,000UK£1.94
22 Apr 24BuyUK£54,306BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany28,052UK£1.94
22 Apr 24SellUK£41,436BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany21,604UK£1.92
22 Apr 24SellUK£29,758The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company15,499UK£1.92
19 Apr 24BuyUK£1,888,103BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany978,292UK£1.93
19 Apr 24BuyUK£214,739Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company110,349UK£1.95
19 Apr 24BuyUK£2,231,743BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany1,158,745UK£1.93
19 Apr 24SellUK£44,583BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany23,100UK£1.93
19 Apr 24SellUK£207,599Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company107,010UK£1.94
19 Apr 24SellUK£392,043BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany203,553UK£1.93
18 Apr 24SellUK£81,711BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany42,119UK£1.94
18 Apr 24SellUK£193,087M&G Investment Management LimitedCompany99,709UK£1.94
17 Apr 24BuyUK£85,285BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany44,075UK£1.94
17 Apr 24BuyUK£863The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company445UK£1.94
17 Apr 24SellUK£694,112BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany358,714UK£1.94
17 Apr 24SellUK£1,154,300AXA Investment Managers S.A.Company595,000UK£1.94
16 Apr 24BuyUK£1,191,907BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany620,139UK£1.92
16 Apr 24SellUK£102,593BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany53,287UK£1.93
16 Apr 24SellUK£195,500Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany100,000UK£1.96
15 Apr 24BuyUK£199,728BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany102,215UK£1.95
12 Apr 24BuyUK£47,787BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany24,344UK£1.96
12 Apr 24BuyUK£52,577Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company26,716UK£1.97
12 Apr 24BuyUK£44,523The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company22,716UK£1.96
12 Apr 24SellUK£5,778,281Jupiter Fund Management PlcCompany2,943,597UK£1.96
11 Apr 24BuyUK£2,864BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany1,461UK£1.96
11 Apr 24SellUK£294,255Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany150,180UK£1.96
10 Apr 24BuyUK£2,760,177BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany1,406,818UK£1.96
10 Apr 24BuyUK£4,226,214BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany2,153,814UK£1.96
10 Apr 24SellUK£55,415BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany28,244UK£1.96
10 Apr 24SellUK£1,533,392BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany776,991UK£1.97
09 Apr 24BuyUK£1,028,820BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany523,040UK£1.97
09 Apr 24BuyUK£2,183,609BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany1,104,786UK£1.98
09 Apr 24BuyUK£3,721The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company1,889UK£1.97
09 Apr 24SellUK£39,158BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany19,807UK£1.98
09 Apr 24SellUK£1,181,749BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany598,051UK£1.98
08 Apr 24BuyUK£1,249BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany633UK£1.97
08 Apr 24SellUK£176,528BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany89,472UK£1.97
08 Apr 24SellUK£124,409Jupiter Fund Management PlcCompany62,928UK£1.98
05 Apr 24BuyUK£7,577BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany3,827UK£1.98
05 Apr 24BuyUK£71,272The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company35,980UK£1.99
05 Apr 24SellUK£2,992,506BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany1,510,451UK£1.98
04 Apr 24BuyUK£47,653Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company23,904UK£1.99
04 Apr 24SellUK£21,492BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany10,800UK£1.99
04 Apr 24SellUK£1,414,492BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany710,800UK£1.99
03 Apr 24BuyUK£14,375BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany7,260UK£1.98
03 Apr 24SellUK£4,216,641BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany2,129,617UK£1.98
03 Apr 24SellUK£1,970,000AXA Investment Managers S.A.Company1,000,000UK£1.97
03 Apr 24SellUK£147,440Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany75,000UK£1.97
02 Apr 24BuyUK£9,884The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company4,992UK£1.98
02 Apr 24SellUK£1,269,152Janus Henderson Group plcCompany637,925UK£1.99
02 Apr 24SellUK£422,144BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany213,355UK£1.98
02 Apr 24SellUK£15,083Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.Company7,637UK£1.97
02 Apr 24SellUK£476,700Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany240,000UK£1.99
02 Apr 24SellUK£3,706,598Jupiter Fund Management PlcCompany1,873,804UK£1.98
28 Mar 24BuyUK£533,786BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany266,893UK£2.00
28 Mar 24BuyUK£7,488The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company3,744UK£2.00
28 Mar 24SellUK£5,702,677BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management ArmCompany2,851,339UK£2.00
27 Mar 24BuyUK£1,212BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany677UK£1.79
27 Mar 24SellUK£3,384,351BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany1,890,699UK£1.79
26 Mar 24BuyUK£2,540,208BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany1,438,398UK£1.77
26 Mar 24BuyUK£4,970,863BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany2,820,697UK£1.78
26 Mar 24SellUK£440,522BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany249,446UK£1.77
26 Mar 24SellUK£2,884,248BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany1,631,735UK£1.78
26 Mar 24SellUK£154,211Norges Bank Investment ManagementCompany87,278UK£1.77
26 Mar 24SellUK£615,513Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany347,355UK£1.77
25 Mar 24BuyUK£4,098,738BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany2,320,911UK£1.77
25 Mar 24SellUK£2,746,394BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany1,552,250UK£1.77
22 Mar 24BuyUK£2,648BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany1,495UK£1.77
21 Mar 24BuyUK£0BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany9,745UK£1.76
21 Mar 24SellUK£309,565BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany175,590UK£1.76
20 Mar 24BuyUK£6,632,719BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany3,757,915UK£1.76
20 Mar 24SellUK£54,430Janus Henderson Group plcCompany30,926UK£1.76
20 Mar 24SellUK£1,111,123BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany629,523UK£1.77
19 Mar 24BuyUK£717,020BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany406,474UK£1.76
19 Mar 24SellUK£33,302BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany18,879UK£1.76
18 Mar 24BuyUK£5,534,464BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany3,143,278UK£1.76
18 Mar 24SellUK£6,441,830BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany3,657,026UK£1.76
18 Mar 24SellUK£337,905Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany191,500UK£1.76
15 Mar 24BuyUK£104,305BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany58,930UK£1.77
15 Mar 24BuyUK£1,947,764The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company1,100,432UK£1.77
15 Mar 24SellUK£725,181The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company409,707UK£1.77
13 Mar 24BuyUK£3,263BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany1,830UK£1.78
13 Mar 24SellUK£198,098BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany111,104UK£1.78
13 Mar 24SellUK£20,406The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company11,400UK£1.79
11 Mar 24BuyUK£23BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany13UK£1.78
11 Mar 24SellUK£85,308BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany48,060UK£1.78
08 Mar 24BuyUK£533,968BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany304,255UK£1.75
08 Mar 24SellUK£24,130The Vanguard Group, Inc.Company13,710UK£1.76
08 Mar 24SellUK£4,517,589BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany2,570,000UK£1.78
07 Mar 24BuyUK£0BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany2,000,490UK£1.75
07 Mar 24SellUK£700,420BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany400,240UK£1.75
06 Mar 24BuyUK£7,162,755BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany4,064,288UK£1.76
06 Mar 24SellUK£4,076,361BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking InvestmentsCompany2,323,127UK£1.76
18 Oct 23BuyUK£23,017Gary BullardIndividual25,000UK£0.92
12 Oct 23BuyUK£20,000Maggie BuggieIndividual20,458UK£0.98
10 Oct 23BuyUK£97,180Eric UpdykeIndividual100,000UK£0.97

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of SPTL?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
Private Companies77,5000.0135%
Individual Insiders1,995,5950.349%
General Public6,508,0371.14%
Employee Share Scheme7,218,4691.26%
Institutions556,190,58297.2%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 69.61% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
7.21%
Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd.
41,260,945UK£76.3m-28.4%0.13%
5.48%
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Banking Investments
31,347,041UK£58.0m2,730%0.03%
5.25%
Morgan Stanley, Investment Banking and Brokerage Investments
30,020,957UK£55.5m5,140%0.01%
5.18%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
29,617,274UK£54.8m2.27%no data
5.02%
Martin Currie Ltd.
28,701,012UK£53.1m-1.27%0.7%
4.73%
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
27,083,673UK£50.1m-51%0.01%
3.77%
BlackRock, Inc.
21,590,845UK£39.9m-37.7%no data
3.29%
M&G Investment Management Limited
18,822,125UK£34.8m-9.05%0.09%
2.88%
Bank of America Corporation, Asset Management Arm
16,467,695UK£30.5m12,500%0.01%
2.53%
Acadian Asset Management LLC
14,464,708UK£26.8m-2.72%0.09%
2.38%
Legal & General Investment Management Limited
13,623,681UK£25.2m9.14%0.01%
2.13%
Charles Stanley & Co. Ltd, Asset Management Arm
12,188,329UK£22.5m-0.8%0.22%
1.99%
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB
11,355,000UK£21.0m0%0.02%
1.86%
Norges Bank Investment Management
10,621,311UK£19.6m-27.2%no data
1.8%
AXA Investment Managers S.A.
10,272,445UK£19.0m-28.9%0.04%
1.76%
abrdn plc
10,085,539UK£18.7m-4.41%0.02%
1.56%
Castlefield Investments
8,900,000UK£16.5m34.6%2.32%
1.51%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
8,641,475UK£16.0m0.07%no data
1.46%
Aegon Asset Management UK Plc
8,337,719UK£15.4m43%0.11%
1.45%
BNP Paribas Arbitrage Sa, Asset Management Arm
8,278,368UK£15.3m7.43%0.02%
1.43%
Schroder Investment Management Limited
8,161,171UK£15.1m1.72%0.01%
1.4%
Royal London Asset Management Ltd.
7,987,308UK£14.8m0%0.02%
1.24%
Border To Coast Pensions Partnership Limited
7,075,000UK£13.1m13.8%0.08%
1.17%
Spirent Communications plc ESOT
6,680,634UK£12.4m-3.22%no data
1.15%
Chelverton Asset Management Limited
6,600,000UK£12.2m-3.65%0.99%
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