Investors who take an interest in Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX:RHC) should definitely note that the Independent Non-Executive Director, Craig Drummond, recently paid AU$40.19 per share to buy AU$603k worth of the stock. However, it only increased shareholding by a small percentage, and it wasn't a huge purchase by absolute value, either.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Ramsay Health Care

In fact, the recent purchase by Craig Drummond was the biggest purchase of Ramsay Health Care shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is AU$40.21. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. We do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. The good news for Ramsay Health Care share holders is that insiders were buying at near the current price.

In the last twelve months Ramsay Health Care insiders were buying shares, but not selling. 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!

Check out our latest analysis for Ramsay Health Care ASX:RHC Insider Trading Volume March 28th 2026

There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. If investing in lesser known companies is your style, you could take a look at this freelist of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Does Ramsay Health Care Boast High Insider Ownership?

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Ramsay Health Care insiders own 1.9% of the company, currently worth about AU$180m 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 Ramsay Health Care Tell Us?

It is good to see recent purchasing. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about Ramsay Health Care. One for the watchlist, at least! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Ramsay Health Care. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Ramsay Health Care 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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