When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase stock, like in Legal & General Group Plc's (LON:LGEN) instance, it's good news for shareholders.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Legal & General Group

The Independent Non-Executive Director Tushar Morzaria made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for UK£48k worth of shares at a price of UK£2.41 each. That implies that an insider found the current price of UK£2.55 per share to be enticing. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. If someone buys shares at well below current prices, it's a good sign on balance, but keep in mind they may no longer see value. The good news for Legal & General Group share holders is that insiders were buying at near the current price.

Legal & General Group insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

See our latest analysis for Legal & General Group LSE:LGEN Insider Trading Volume August 8th 2025

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Insiders At Legal & General Group Have Bought Stock Recently

Over the last three months, we've seen a bit of insider buying at Legal & General Group. Insiders shelled out UK£21k for shares in that time. It's great to see that insiders are only buying, not selling. But in this case the amount purchased means the recent transaction may not be very meaningful on its own.

Does Legal & General Group Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by 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. It appears that Legal & General Group insiders own 0.2% of the company, worth about UK£22m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

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What Might The Insider Transactions At Legal & General Group Tell Us?

Insider purchases may have been minimal, in the last three months, but there was no selling at all. The net investment is not enough to encourage us much. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Legal & General Group insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. 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. At Simply Wall St, we found 1 warning sign for Legal & General Group 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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