Yahoo Finance Super Retail Group Limited (ASX:SUL) may have lost AU$100m in value but insiders who invested last year have seen gains of around AU$43k to date
Insiders who purchased Super Retail Group Limited (ASX:SUL) shares in the past 12 months are unlikely to be deeply impacted by the stock's 3.4% decline over the past week. After accounting for the recent loss, the AU$233k worth of shares they purchased is now worth AU$275k, suggesting a good return on their investment.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.
Check out our latest analysis for Super Retail Group
Super Retail Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Non-Executive Chair Sally Anne Pitkin bought AU$90k worth of shares at a price of AU$10.24 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (AU$12.44), we still think insider buying is a positive. 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.
While Super Retail Group insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. 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!
Super Retail Group is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.
Insider Ownership Of Super Retail Group
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by 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. Super Retail Group insiders own about AU$875m worth of shares (which is 31% of the company). 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 Super Retail Group Tell Us?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Super Retail Group shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like Super Retail Group insiders think the business has merit. 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. Our analysis shows 2 warning signs for Super Retail Group (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) and we strongly recommend you look at them before investing.
But note: Super Retail Group may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
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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