We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of examples of share prices declining precipitously after insiders have sold shares. So before you buy or sell Betmakers Technology Group Ltd (ASX:BET), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.

What Is Insider Buying?

It's quite normal to see company insiders, such as board members, trading in company stock, from time to time. However, rules govern insider transactions, and certain disclosures are required.

We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. For example, a Harvard University study found that 'insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year.'

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Betmakers Technology Group

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by insider Renee Walker for AU$152k worth of shares, at about AU$0.038 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of AU$0.10. 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.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid AU$182k for 4.5m shares. But insiders sold 4.0m shares worth AU$152k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Betmakers Technology Group insiders. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by individuals) over the last 12 months, below. 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 of Betmakers Technology Group

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 23% of Betmakers Technology Group shares, worth about AU$9.3m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Betmakers Technology Group Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Betmakers Technology Group shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Insiders do have a stake in Betmakers Technology Group and their transactions don't cause us concern. Therefore, you should should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Betmakers Technology Group.

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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, but not derivative transactions.

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