Looking at Prestal Holdings Limited's (ASX:PTL ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net buyers. That is, there were more number of shares purchased by insiders than there were sold.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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Prestal Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when insider Jason Carroll bought AU$367k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.088 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of AU$0.07. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing 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. Jason Carroll was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Prestal Holdings insiders own about AU$4.0m worth of shares. That equates to 33% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Prestal Holdings Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Prestal Holdings shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders do have a stake in Prestal Holdings and their transactions don't cause us concern. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Prestal Holdings. While conducting our analysis, we found that Prestal Holdings has 2 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore these.

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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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