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Trade Alert: The Chief Financial Officer Of Argosy Property Limited (NZSE:ARG), David Fraser, Has Just Spent NZ$58k Buying 87% More Shares

Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that David Fraser, the Chief Financial Officer of Argosy Property Limited (NZSE:ARG) recently shelled out NZ$58k to buy stock, at NZ$1.15 per share. While that isn't the hugest buy, it actually boosted their shareholding by 87%, which is good to see.

See our latest analysis for Argosy Property

Argosy Property Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

There wasn't any very large single transaction over the last year, but we can still observe some trading.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 133.10k shares worth NZ$174k. But they sold 41000 shares for NZ$61k. In total, Argosy Property insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

NZSE:ARG Recent Insider Trading May 26th 2020
NZSE:ARG Recent Insider Trading May 26th 2020

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Does Argosy Property Boast High Insider Ownership?

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Our data indicates that Argosy Property insiders own about NZ$12m worth of shares (which is 1.2% of the company). Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

So What Do The Argosy Property Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Insiders likely see value in Argosy Property shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. At Simply Wall St, we've found that Argosy Property has 5 warning signs (2 make us uncomfortable!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.

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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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