Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) Loses UK£2.6m Market Value But Insiders See Windfall Of UK£150k

Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc (LON:EOG) insiders who acquired shares over the previous 12 months, can probably afford to ignore the recent 13% decline in the stock price. After accounting for the recent loss, the UK£81.5k worth of shares they purchased is now worth UK£231.1k, suggesting a good return on their investment.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

While no particular insider transaction stood out, we can still look at the overall trading.

Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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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 our data, it seems that Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) insiders own 14% of the company, worth about UK£2.5m. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

What Might The Insider Transactions At Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. The transactions are fine but it'd be more encouraging if Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) insiders bought more shares in the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings). At Simply Wall St, we've found that Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) has 6 warning signs (3 make us uncomfortable!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.

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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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