From what we can see, insiders were net buyers in The Trendlines Group Ltd.'s (Catalist:42T ) during the past 12 months. That is, insiders acquired the stock in greater numbers than they sold it.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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Trendlines Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when insider Vincent Tchenguiz bought S$1.5m worth of shares at a price of S$0.12 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being S$0.054). Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. 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 Vincent Tchenguiz.

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!

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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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Trendlines Group insiders own about S$27m worth of shares (which is 49% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Trendlines Group Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no Trendlines Group insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. It would be great to see more insider buying, but overall it seems like Trendlines Group insiders are reasonably well aligned (owning significant chunk of the company's shares) and optimistic for the future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Trendlines Group. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Trendlines Group (including 2 which 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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