Insiders who bought Rubicon Water Limited (ASX:RWL) stock lover the last 12 months are probably not as affected by last week’s 14% loss. After taking the recent loss into consideration, the AU$8.89m worth of stock they bought is now worth AU$10.9m, indicating that their investment yielded a positive return.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Rubicon Water

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Non-Executive Chairman Gordon Dickinson for AU$5.7m worth of shares, at about AU$0.25 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (AU$0.30), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

In the last twelve months Rubicon Water insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Does Rubicon Water Boast High Insider Ownership?

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Rubicon Water insiders own about AU$29m worth of shares. That equates to 39% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Rubicon Water Insiders?

The fact that there have been no Rubicon Water insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Insiders own shares in Rubicon Water and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Rubicon Water (1 is potentially serious) you should be aware of.

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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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