Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc( LON:EOG ) insiders who acquired shares over the previous 12 months, can probably afford to ignore the recent 13% decline in the stock price. Even after accounting for the recent loss, the UK£81.5k worth of stock purchased by them is now worth UK£231.1k or in other words, their investment continues to give good returns.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) 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.
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. From our data, it seems that Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) insiders own 14% of the company, worth about UK£2.5m. Whilst better than nothing, we're not overly impressed by these holdings.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) Tell Us?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. We'd like to see bigger individual holdings. However, we don't see anything to make us think Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) insiders are doubting the company. While it's good to be aware of 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. When we did our research, we found 6 warning signs for Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) (3 shouldn'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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.
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