Multiple insiders secured a larger position in Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (TSE:PBH) shares over the last 12 months. This is reassuring as this suggests that insiders have increased optimism about the company's prospects.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Premium Brands Holdings

The Independent Non-Executive Director Thomas Dea made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for CA$4.1m worth of shares at a price of CA$77.89 each. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of CA$75.74. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 69.82k shares worth CA$5.4m. On the other hand they divested 7.00k shares, for CA$604k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Premium Brands Holdings insiders. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

View our latest analysis for Premium Brands Holdings TSX:PBH Insider Trading Volume May 5th 2025

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Insider Ownership Of Premium Brands Holdings

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It appears that Premium Brands Holdings insiders own 2.6% of the company, worth about CA$88m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Do The Premium Brands Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

The fact that there have been no Premium Brands Holdings 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 Premium Brands Holdings 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 Premium Brands Holdings. At Simply Wall St, we found 2 warning signs for Premium Brands Holdings that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

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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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