Need To Know: International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:IGIC) Insiders Have Been Buying Shares

We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. On the other hand, we'd be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So we'll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:IGIC).

Do Insider Transactions Matter?

It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.

Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. For example, a Harvard University study found that 'insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year'.

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International General Insurance Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Founder Wasef Jabsheh for US$2.2m worth of shares, at about US$6.90 per share. That implies that an insider found the current price of US$8.09 per share to be enticing. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider bought shares at close to current prices. Wasef Jabsheh was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

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 International General Insurance Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. International General Insurance Holdings insiders own about US$132m worth of shares (which is 36% of the company). I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About International General Insurance Holdings Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded International General Insurance Holdings shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like International General Insurance Holdings insiders think the business has merit. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing International General Insurance Holdings. You'd be interested to know, that we found 3 warning signs for International General Insurance Holdings and we suggest you have a look.

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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, but not derivative transactions.

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