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Highland Gold Mining Limited (LON:HGM) Insiders Increased Their Holdings

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It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of examples of share prices declining precipitously after insiders have sold shares. So shareholders might well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Highland Gold Mining Limited (LON:HGM).

What Is Insider Selling?

It's quite normal to see company insiders, such as board members, trading in company stock, from time to time. However, rules govern insider transactions, and certain disclosures are required.

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We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. As Peter Lynch said, 'insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise.'

View our latest analysis for Highland Gold Mining

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Highland Gold Mining

Executive Chairman Eugene Shvidler made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for UK£6.3m worth of shares at a price of UK£1.64 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of UK£2.08. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 5.8m shares worth UK£9.5m. Highland Gold Mining may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. You can see the insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

AIM:HGM Recent Insider Trading, July 5th 2019
AIM:HGM Recent Insider Trading, July 5th 2019

Highland Gold Mining is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.

Does Highland Gold Mining 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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Highland Gold Mining insiders own 30% of the company, currently worth about UK£230m based on the recent share price. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Highland Gold Mining Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Highland Gold Mining 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 Highland Gold Mining insiders think the business has merit. Therefore, you should should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Highland Gold Mining.

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.

For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body.

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