24% Of This Lesaka Technologies Insider's Holdings Were Sold

Looking at Lesaka Technologies, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LSAK ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net sellers. That is, there were more number of shares sold by insiders than there were purchased.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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Lesaka Technologies Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Director & CEO of Net1 Southern Africa, Lincoln Mali, for US$326k worth of shares, at about US$4.08 per share. That means that an insider was selling shares at slightly below the current price (US$4.28). As a general rule we consider it to be discouraging when insiders are selling below the current price, because it suggests they were happy with a lower valuation. While insider selling is not a positive sign, we can't be sure if it does mean insiders think the shares are fully valued, so it's only a weak sign. We note that the biggest single sale was only 24% of Lincoln Mali's holding. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Lincoln Mali.

Lincoln Mali sold a total of 96.00k shares over the year at an average price of US$4.15. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Lesaka Technologies

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 3.0% of Lesaka Technologies shares, worth about US$8.0m, according to our data. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Lesaka Technologies Insiders?

The fact that there have been no Lesaka Technologies insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. We don't take much encouragement from the transactions by Lesaka Technologies insiders. And usually insiders own more stock in the company, according to our data. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Lesaka Technologies you should know about.

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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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