Trade Alert: The Group Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer and Executive

Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the Healthia Limited (ASX:HLA) Group Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer and Executive Director, Anthony Ganter, recently bought AU$64k worth of stock, for AU$1.71 per share. However, it only increased their shares held by 3.3%, and it wasn’t a huge purchase by absolute value, either.

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Healthia Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Non-Executive Chairman Glen Richards bought AU$2.1m worth of shares at a price of AU$1.80 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of AU$2.22. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn’t tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

Healthia insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn’t sell any. 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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Does Healthia Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it’s a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Healthia insiders own about AU$73m worth of shares. That equates to 26% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it’s enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Healthia Insiders?

It is good to see recent purchasing. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Healthia insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. While we like knowing 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. You’d be interested to know, that we found 4 warning signs for Healthia 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, but not derivative transactions.

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