As ABR Holdings Limited (SGX:533) gains 10%, insiders who bought last year may be wishing they had bet higher

Insiders who bought ABR Holdings Limited (SGX:533) stock in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The company's market value increased by S$9.0m as a result of the stock's 10% gain over the same period. As a result, their original purchase of S$198k worth of stock is now worth S$200k.

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.

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ABR Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when MD & Executive Director Yee Lim Ang bought S$143k worth of shares at a price of S$0.48 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being S$0.47). 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. It is encouraging to see an insider paid above the current price for shares, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Yee Lim Ang.

Yee Lim Ang bought a total of 421.70k shares over the year at an average price of S$0.47. 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!

There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.

Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that ABR Holdings insiders own 58% of the company, worth about S$56m. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At ABR Holdings Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded ABR Holdings shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, ABR Holdings insiders feel good about the company's future. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Case in point: We've spotted 5 warning signs for ABR Holdings you should be aware of, and 2 of these shouldn't be ignored.

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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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