Potential Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT (ASX:CQE) shareholders may wish to note that the Chief Investment Officer & Executive Director of Charter Hall Social Infrastructure Limited, Sean Thomas McMahon, recently bought AU$215k worth of stock, paying AU$3.66 for each share. However, it only increased shareholding by a small percentage, and it wasn't a huge purchase by absolute value, either.

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Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Sean Thomas McMahon is the biggest insider purchase of Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of AU$3.75. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. We do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. Happily, the Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices.

In the last twelve months Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date! insider-trading-volume

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Insider Ownership of Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT

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. From our data, it seems that Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT insiders own 1.0% of the company, worth about AU$13m. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!



So What Does This Data Suggest About Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT Insiders?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Insiders likely see value in Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). 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 help with this, we've discovered 2 warning signs (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT.

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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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