Director dealings w/e 5 August: what company insiders are buying and selling

Directors’ share dealings can often give investors an insight into the sentiment of company insiders. Here are some of the biggest deals by company directors for the week ending 5 August.

Darktrace
Darktrace's CEO Poppy Gustafsson bought just over £2.6m shares of the cyber-security firm's shares.
(Image credit: © Getty)

Company directors usually know more about the businesses they work for than regular investors, which is why it can be a good idea to keep an eye on director share deals. In fact, you could argue directors know the state of their business better than anyone.

Therefore, an insider’s decision to buy or sell a security could be a notable development, although these transactions should never be taken as gospel.

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DateCompanyDirectorValueNo. SharesTotal held %
05 AugPremier Miton Group PLCMichael O'Shea£1,8871,6002.41
05 AugPremier Miton Group PLCMichael O'Shea£12,80411,0002.42
05 AugPremier Miton Group PLCMichael O'Shea£2,4442,1002.41
05 AugFerrexpo PLCFiona MacAulay£4,9743,5360
05 AugLsl Property Services PLCDavid Stewart£24,7507,8200.02
05 AugDarktrace PLCPoppy Gustafsson£2,619,990727,7750.47
05 AugDarktrace PLCCatherine Graham£1,954,372542,8810.12
04 AugRobert Walters PLCMatthew Ashley£49,9789,6670.01
04 AugRobert Walters PLCSteven Cooper£5,1001,0000.01
04 AugTeam PLCJonathan Clubb£1,4492,50021.39
04 AugTeam PLCJonathan Clubb£1,4462,50021.41
03 AugGames Workshop Group PLCKevin Rountree£208,4962,7290.04
03 AugGames Workshop Group PLCRachel Tongue£139,7051,8310.03
03 AugPlaytech PLCMor Weizer£266,23354,5000.11
03 AugPlaytech PLCAndrew Smith£96,18719,6300.03
03 AugXp Power LimitedJames Pike£36,4881,4170.02
03 AugXp Power LimitedJames Pike£62,7042,4210.01
02 AugIntertek Group PLCGraham Allan£25,4406000
02 AugIntertek Group PLCGraham Allan£59,5001,4000
02 AugLatham (James) PLCDavid Dunmow£5,4014010.7
02 AugLatham (James) PLCPiers Latham£5,4014013.2
02 AugKerry Group PLCChristopher Rogers£102,9001,0000
02 AugAltitude Group PLCGraham Feltham£5,00020,5840.11
02 AugSdx Energy PLCMark Reid£4,97050,0000.44
02 AugSdx Energy PLCMark Reid£15,375150,0000.41
02 AugIntegrated Diagnostics Holdings PlcHend El Sherbini£4,0255,0006.81
01 AugAirtel Africa PLCJohn Danilovich£98,64762,0000.01
01 AugMj Gleeson PLCChristopher Mills£2,575,000500,00011.24
01 AugQuadrise Fuels International PLCAndrew Morrison£10,377700,0000.05
01 AugNational Express Group PLCCarolyn Flowers£22,50010,0000
01 AugAlfa Financial Software Holdings PLCChristopher Sullivan£99,49866,3320.05
01 AugAlfa Financial Software Holdings PLCChristopher Sullivan£138,66893,3170.03
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DateCompanyDirectorValueTotal held %
04 AugStanley Gibbons Group PLCGraham Shircore£10,5860
04 AugStanley Gibbons Group PLCHenry Wilson£30,0000
03 AugPlaytech PLCAndrew Smith£414,2760.02
01 AugErgomed PLCRichard Barfield£292,5000.05
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