Independent Non-Executive Director Paul Goodson Just Bought 14% More Shares In DX (Group) plc (LON:DX.)

Investors who take an interest in DX (Group) plc (LON:DX.) should definitely note that the Independent Non-Executive Director, Paul Goodson, recently paid UK£0.19 per share to buy UK£77k worth of the stock. That's a very decent purchase to our minds and it grew their holding by a solid 14%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At DX (Group)

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when CEO & Executive Director Lloyd Dunn bought UK£3.7m worth of shares at a price of UK£7.25 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than UK£0.20 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. 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 generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.

In the last twelve months DX (Group) insiders were buying shares, but not selling. They paid about UK£1.63 on average. I'd consider this a positive as it suggests insiders see value at around the current price. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company 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. Insiders own 13% of DX (Group) shares, worth about UK£14m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At DX (Group) Tell Us?

It is good to see recent purchasing. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. However, we note that the company didn't make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. Insiders likely see value in DX (Group) shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). 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. While conducting our analysis, we found that DX (Group) has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore it.

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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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