Co-CEO & Member of the Board of Hamilton Lane Juan Delgado-Moreira Buys More Stock

Those following along with Hamilton Lane Incorporated (NASDAQ:HLNE) will no doubt be intrigued by the recent purchase of shares by Juan Delgado-Moreira, Co-CEO & Member of the Board of the company, who spent a stonking US$1.0m on stock at an average price of US$130. While that only increased their holding size by 0.6%, it is still a big swing by our standards.

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Hamilton Lane Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Executive Co-Chairman, Hartley Rogers, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$1.6m worth of shares at a price of US$159 each. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is US$135. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it. Hartley Rogers was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.

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 Hamilton Lane 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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that Hamilton Lane insiders own 3.7% of the company, worth about US$278m. 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 Hamilton Lane Tell Us?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. On the other hand the transaction history, over the last year, isn't so positive. The recent buying by an insider , along with high insider ownership, suggest that Hamilton Lane insiders are fairly aligned, and optimistic. If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.

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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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