The recent price decline of 27% in Accrol Group Holdings plc's (LON:ACRL) stock may have disappointed insiders who bought UK£100k worth of shares at an average price of UK£0.43 in the past 12 months. This is not good as insiders invest based on expectations that their money will appreciate over time. However, as a result of recent losses, their original investment is now worth only UK£53k.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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Accrol Group Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Executive Chairman Daniel Wright bought UK£100k worth of shares at a price of UK£0.43 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of UK£0.23. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when an insider has purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price. Daniel Wright 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! insider-trading-volume

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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. Our data suggests Accrol Group Holdings insiders own 3.3% of the company, worth about UK£2.4m. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.



So What Does This Data Suggest About Accrol Group Holdings Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Accrol Group Holdings shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. The transactions are fine but it'd be more encouraging if Accrol Group Holdings insiders bought more shares in the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Accrol Group Holdings. When we did our research, we found 5 warning signs for Accrol Group Holdings (1 can't be ignored!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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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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