In the last year, multiple insiders have substantially increased their holdings of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (AMS:CCEP) stock, indicating that insiders’ optimism about the company’s prospects has increased.
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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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
The CEO & Executive Director Damian Gammell made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for €913k worth of shares at a price of €45.89 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of €51.90. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn’t tell us much about whether insiders might find today’s price attractive.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn’t sell any. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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
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. It appears that Coca-Cola Europacific Partners insiders own 0.1% of the company, worth about €30m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Tell Us?
The fact that there have been no Coca-Cola Europacific Partners insider transactions recently certainly doesn’t bother us. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Insiders do have a stake in Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and their transactions don’t cause us concern. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it’s also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. To assist with this, we’ve discovered 2 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.
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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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