Investors who take an interest in AMA Group Limited (ASX:AMA) should definitely note that the Independent Non-Executive Chairman, Brian Austin, recently paid AU$0.99 per share to buy AU$197k worth of the stock. Although the purchase only increased their holding by 2.6%, it is still a solid purchase in our view.
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In fact, the recent purchase by Independent Non-Executive Chairman Brian Austin was not their only acquisition of AMA Group shares this year. Earlier in the year, they paid AU$1.00 per share in a AU$499k purchase. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of AU$0.93. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.
In the last twelve months AMA Group insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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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. It appears that AMA Group insiders own 8.9% of the company, worth about AU$40m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it’s enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. However, we note that the company didn’t make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. Insiders likely see value in AMA Group shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for AMA Group.