When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase stock, like in Credit Corp Group Limited's (ASX:CCP) instance, it's good news for shareholders.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Credit Corp Group

While there weren't any large insider transactions in the last twelve months, it's still worth looking at the trading.

Credit Corp Group insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. They paid about AU$26.26 on average. These transactions suggest that insiders have considered the current price of AU$21.66 attractive. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below! insider-trading-volume

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

Credit Corp Group Insiders Bought Stock Recently

Over the last three months, we've seen a bit of insider buying at Credit Corp Group. Independent Non Executive Director Trudy Vonhoff bought AU$50k worth of shares in that time. It's great to see that insiders are only buying, not selling. But in this case the amount purchased means the recent transaction may not be very meaningful on its own.

Insider Ownership of Credit Corp Group

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that Credit Corp Group insiders own 1.5% of the company, worth about AU$23m. 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 Credit Corp Group Tell Us?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Credit Corp Group insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. At Simply Wall St, we found 1 warning sign for Credit Corp Group that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

But note: Credit Corp Group may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this freelist of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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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