Yü Group Managing Director of Yü Retail David Crowe Sells 48% Of Holding

Anyone interested in Yü Group PLC (LON:YU.) should probably be aware that the Managing Director of Yü Retail, David Crowe, recently divested UK£142k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of UK£19.29 each. The eyebrow raising move amounted to a reduction of 48% in their holding.

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Yü Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by David Crowe was the biggest sale of Yü Group shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of UK£18.30. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern.

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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 Yü Group Boast High Insider Ownership?

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Yü Group insiders own about UK£169m worth of shares (which is 55% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Yü Group Tell Us?

An insider sold Yü Group shares recently, but they didn't buy any. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. But since Yü Group is profitable and growing, we're not too worried by this. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. For example - Yü Group has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

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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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