Generally, when a single insider buys stock, it is usually not a big deal. However, when several insiders are buying, like in the case of Eneraqua Technologies plc (LON:ETP), it sends a favourable message to the company's shareholders.

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.

Check out our latest analysis for Eneraqua Technologies

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Eneraqua Technologies

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when CEO & Executive Director Mitesh Dhanak bought UK￡128k worth of shares at a price of UK￡0.40 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of UK￡0.50. 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.

In the last twelve months Eneraqua Technologies insiders were buying shares, but not selling. The average buy price was around UK￡0.48. These transactions show that insiders have confidence to invest their own money in the stock, albeit at slightly below the recent price. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Does Eneraqua Technologies Boast High Insider Ownership?

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Eneraqua Technologies insiders own 63% of the company, currently worth about UK￡11m based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Do The Eneraqua Technologies Insider Transactions Indicate?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. It would be great to see more insider buying, but overall it seems like Eneraqua Technologies insiders are reasonably well aligned (owning significant chunk of the company's shares) and optimistic for the 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. While conducting our analysis, we found that Eneraqua Technologies has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore it.