狮门娱乐公司（纽约证券交易所代码：LGF.A）内部人士在看到其96.7万美元的投资增加了62.7万美元后，有理由吹嘘

Last week, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE:LGF.A) insiders, who had purchased shares in the previous 12 months were rewarded handsomely. The shares increased by 7.1% last week, resulting in a US$153m increase in the company's market worth. As a result, the stock they originally bought for US$967k is now worth US$1.6m.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

See our latest analysis for Lions Gate Entertainment

Lions Gate Entertainment Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Director Harry Sloan bought US$353k worth of shares at a price of US$7.06 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$10.09. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

Lions Gate Entertainment insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. Their average price was about US$6.12. To my mind it is good that insiders have invested their own money in the company. However, you should keep in mind that they bought when the share price was meaningfully below today's levels. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.

Does Lions Gate Entertainment Boast High Insider Ownership?

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insiders own 3.2% of Lions Gate Entertainment shares, worth about US$72m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Lions Gate Entertainment Tell Us?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders do have a stake in Lions Gate Entertainment and their transactions don't cause us concern. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. To assist with this, we've discovered 2 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Lions Gate Entertainment.

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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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