Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Neil Johnson, the Non-Executive Chairman of Dialight plc (LON:DIA) recently shelled out UK￡50k to buy stock, at UK￡1.49 per share. Even though that isn't a massive buy, it did increase their holding by 53%, which is arguably a good sign.

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Dialight Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Neil Johnson is the biggest insider purchase of Dialight shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that even when the share price was higher than UK￡1.47 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.

While Dialight insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. Their average price was about UK￡1.87. 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 click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

Dialight is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.

Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. From what we can see in our data, insiders own only about UK￡152k worth of Dialight shares. This level of insider ownership is notably low, and not very encouraging.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Dialight Tell Us?

We note a that there has been a bit of insider buying recently (but no selling). That said, the purchases were not large. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. We'd like to see bigger individual holdings. However, we don't see anything to make us think Dialight insiders are doubting the company. 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 2 warning signs for Dialight that deserve your attention before buying any shares.