Afentra plc (LON:AET) insiders who bought shares over the past year were rewarded handsomely last week. The stock rose 18%, resulting in a UK£26m rise in the company’s market capitalisation, translating to a gain of 69% on their initial investment. In other words, the original US$98.8k purchase is now worth US$167.4k.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Non-Executive Director Gavin Hugh Wilson bought UK£58k worth of shares at a price of UK£0.49 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of UK£0.76. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn’t tell us much about what they think of current prices.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 221.36k shares worth UK£99k. But insiders sold 103.16k shares worth UK£41k. In total, Afentra insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. 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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AIM:AET Insider Trading Volume March 25th 2026
There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of undervalued small cap companies that insiders are buying.
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insiders own 38% of Afentra shares, worth about UK£65m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
There haven’t been any insider transactions in the last three months — that doesn’t mean much. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Insiders do have a stake in Afentra 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 Afentra. To assist with this, we’ve discovered 1 warning sign that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Afentra.