Usually, when one insider buys stock, it might not be a monumental event. But when multiple insiders are buying like they did in the case of On the Beach Group plc (LON:OTB), that sends out a positive 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 would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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On the Beach Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, Richard Pennycook, for UK￡60k worth of shares, at about UK￡1.56 per share. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of UK￡1.38. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Richard Pennycook. Notably Richard Pennycook was also the biggest buyer, having purchased UK￡174k worth of shares.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 119.39k shares worth UK￡174k. But they sold 38.33k shares for UK￡60k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by On the Beach Group insiders. 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!

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Are On the Beach Group Insiders Buying Or Selling?

We saw insider selling worth UK￡60k in the last three months. However that only slightly eclipses the UK￡59k worth of purchases. The net selling is so small that it's hard to draw any conclusions from these recent transactions.

Does On the Beach Group 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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It appears that On the Beach Group insiders own 7.8% of the company, worth about UK￡18m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.