Insiders Trades
HgCapital Trust plc Stock: price and insider trades · United Kingdom
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 01 Jul 2026.
HgCapital Trust plc: what insiders have been doing
HgCapital Trust plc, founded in 1989, is a Business Services company based in London, United Kingdom. Its directors and officers file their transactions with RNS (LSE). From 18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026, the disclosure feed for HgCapital Trust plc logged 20 filings by 11 insiders.
No insider sold shares on the market over the period. Instead, the filings list 20 purchases totalling €359k, made by 11 insiders. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. On the buying side, the filings list 10 board members among the declarants. One trade stands out by size: a purchase of €49k from Bici Investments Inc., disclosed on 9 February 2026.
Compared with its exchange (831 companies, median 6 filings), a count of 20 filings is above the norm. Our records for HgCapital Trust plc go back to 2023, with 39 purchases and no sales on the open market in total.
In the case of 19 purchases, another manager of the company was buying within the same 30 days. When several insiders buy within a few weeks of each other, analysts speak of a cluster purchase. The last insider purchase was made public on 30 June 2026, 109 days ago. Most trades are made public on the day they happen. The legal deadline for notifying a trade is three business days (UK MAR).
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: Coursera, Inc. Source: insider filings from RNS (LSE). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
39
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€909,039
39 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
n/a
n/a
Who traded when
BuySaleBella Coles Gazzoli6 buys
George Coles Gazzoli6 buys
Helena Coles6 buys
Bici Investments Inc.3 buys
Erika Schraner2 buys
Graham Paterson2 buys
+8 other insiders
Since the insiders bought
- -3.2%Entry £3.96 · Close 15 Oct 2026 £3.84
- -3.2%Entry £3.96 · Close 15 Oct 2026 £3.84
- +12.5%Entry £3.41 · Close 15 Oct 2026 £3.84
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
£3.82
Analyst consensus
1 analysts3.20/5
£5.70Target £5.70(+49%)£5.70
Income statement
Revenue£109.3M
Net income£98.4M90.0% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)20.0x
PER (forward)470.7x
P/Book68.7x
Beta0.24
Balance sheet & cash
Market cap£1.7B
Total debt£36.3M
Free Cash Flow£70.3M
Debt / Equity1%
Profitability & ownership
ROE3.9%
ROA2.9%
% insiders16.5%
% institutions47.8%
Last declaration on 30 June 2026
Declarations39 total
5,000 shares@ £3.83990.0011% mcap100.0% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:ed5276b3-5c88-46ea-8941-cb2f0bee9773-1
Canonical exit: 28 Sept 2026 (T+90)
5,000 shares@ £3.83990.0011% mcap100.0% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:ed5276b3-5c88-46ea-8941-cb2f0bee9773-0
Canonical exit: 28 Sept 2026 (T+90)
24 shares@ £3.42250.0000% mcap0.6% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:234ebcdb-36bf-4a93-9bde-702368353513-1
Canonical exit: 13 Aug 2026 (T+90)
145 shares@ £3.42240.0000% mcap0.7% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:234ebcdb-36bf-4a93-9bde-702368353513-0
Canonical exit: 13 Aug 2026 (T+90)
28 shares@ £3.42250.0000% mcap0.6% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:234ebcdb-36bf-4a93-9bde-702368353513-2
Canonical exit: 13 Aug 2026 (T+90)
10,000 shares@ £4.264914.5% of flowLondon Stock Exchange (and other trading venues)ISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:118bda42-a012-47d1-a9b1-40da719d656b-0
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
10,000 shares@ £4.207514.3% of flowLondon Stock Exchange (and other trading venues)ISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:118bda42-a012-47d1-a9b1-40da719d656b-1
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
10,000 shares@ £4.1854100.0% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:6a6dfd5c-20ed-43d4-8668-2b833c61210a
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
5,500 shares@ £4.272623.0% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:2898d39b-e2bf-4fe3-ab34-f689f8ef8355
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
4,300 shares@ £4.249734.2% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:3ab0b6ca-a2d2-4725-b38d-b6ad73344178
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
9,895 shares@ £4.27100.0% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:30cc774d-551c-4fd7-8699-90c1c4de67cd
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
2,100 shares@ £4.28595.4% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:885354a4-51b9-40d8-932e-7b049f8c5c84-0
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
100 shares@ £4.304.6% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:885354a4-51b9-40d8-932e-7b049f8c5c84-1
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
2,358 shares@ £4.239814.9% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:0795c3f6-46bf-4a33-abb7-5da929fb0ec1-1
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
1,143 shares@ £4.251836.9% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:0795c3f6-46bf-4a33-abb7-5da929fb0ec1-2
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
1,589 shares@ £4.249644.4% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:0795c3f6-46bf-4a33-abb7-5da929fb0ec1-3
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
2,352 shares@ £4.249914.9% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:0795c3f6-46bf-4a33-abb7-5da929fb0ec1-0
Canonical exit: 7 May 2026 (T+90)
4,072 shares@ £4.883629.4% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:05c8f577-c5c3-4bb0-b4ca-601c1afe8a3d-0
Canonical exit: 26 Feb 2026 (T+90)
405 shares@ £4.883612.9% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:05c8f577-c5c3-4bb0-b4ca-601c1afe8a3d-1
Canonical exit: 26 Feb 2026 (T+90)
6 shares@ £4.83170.2% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:6d6abdcc-e11e-45ba-82e4-bfd4438f1644
Canonical exit: 10 Feb 2026 (T+90)
7,000 shares@ £5.002265.8% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:5853644
Canonical exit: 6 Jan 2026 (T+90)
7,500 shares@ £5.0023100.0% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:5848181-0
Canonical exit: 1 Jan 2026 (T+90)
7,500 shares@ £5.00364.3% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:5848181-1
Canonical exit: 1 Jan 2026 (T+90)
6 shares@ £4.98830.2% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:5819666-1
Canonical exit: 11 Sept 2025 (T+90)
6 shares@ £4.9850.2% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB00BJ0LT190RNS:5819666-0
Canonical exit: 11 Sept 2025 (T+90)
25 of 39 declarations
About HgCapital Trust plc
HgCapital Trust plc is a UK-listed investment company giving public-market investors liquid exposure to a diversified private equity portfolio managed by Hg. The trust is primarily focused on software and business services businesses with recurring revenues and relatively low cyclicality, making it one of the more defensively positioned growth-oriented investment trusts in the listed private equity universe. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE 100/250/AIM) under ticker HGT.L, and its country of domicile is the United Kingdom. Its registered office and headquarters are in London, at More London Riverside. ([hgcapital.com](https://hgcapital.com/investors?utm_source=openai))
Historically, HgCapital Trust was launched in 1995 as the public vehicle through which investors could access Hg’s private equity platform. Hg itself is a leading European and transatlantic investor in software and services businesses, and that association is central to the trust’s identity. The vehicle was built to provide listed shareholders with exposure to a concentrated but diversified portfolio of unquoted companies, with a long-term value-creation model based on operational improvement, buy-and-build, international expansion and disciplined capital allocation. ([londonstockexchange.com](https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/HGT/hg-capital-trust-plc/our-story?utm_source=openai))
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In business terms, HgCapital Trust invests in vertical market software, data, regulatory software, fintech and mission-critical business services. These businesses tend to benefit from high levels of recurring revenue, strong customer retention, and attractive scalability. The trust’s competitive position is supported by Hg’s sector specialism, proprietary sourcing capability, deep domain expertise and a broad ecosystem of operating partners who work with portfolio management teams. That combination gives HgCapital Trust a differentiated profile versus more generalist listed private equity peers. ([londonstockexchange.com](https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/HGT/hg-capital-trust-plc/our-story?utm_source=openai))
Geographically, the portfolio is spread across Europe and North America, with meaningful exposure to the UK, Scandinavia, the DACH region and other European markets, as well as transatlantic businesses. This geographic diversification reduces single-country risk while preserving the trust’s highly focused sector thesis. In practice, HgCapital Trust targets mid-market and upper mid-market software and services companies that can compound value over long periods through digitalisation, automation and mission-critical software adoption. ([hgcapitaltrust.com](https://www.hgcapitaltrust.com/?utm_source=openai))
Recent developments include multiple RNS/PDMR shareholding notifications in February and May 2026, indicating share purchases by directors and connected persons, which may be read as a sign of insider confidence, although it is not a substitute for fundamental analysis. The company also disclosed buyback activity and updates on issued share capital and voting rights, underlining active capital management. For international investors, HgCapital Trust plc remains a specialist listed vehicle on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE 100/250/AIM) in the United Kingdom, offering differentiated exposure to software-led private markets through a public equity wrapper. ([investegate.co.uk](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/hgcapital-trust--hgt/director-pdmr-shareholding/9571684?utm_source=openai))
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