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Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-19T15:24:33+00:00 · Publication status: PASS

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COMPANY RESEARCH

Altitude Group plc

ALT.L · United Kingdom · Technology · Software—Application

INSIDER SIGNAL

Insider activity score:40.3 / 100

2 insiders · 3 purchase events · €51k net purchases

Europe #1162 · United Kingdom #331

WHY THIS SIGNAL?

Score anatomy

Each bar shows the contribution to the current score; the weights and formula stay unchanged.

Cluster+10.5 / 35

How many distinct insiders bought in the cluster

Purchase size+17.6 / 25

Purchase value relative to company size and liquidity

Role+18.0 / 20

The seniority and relevance of participating insiders

Recency+0.2 / 10

How recently the purchases occurred

Conviction+10.0 / 10

How clearly buying stands out from other activity

What is holding the score back?

  • ⚠ Buyer breadth is moderate · fewer than 4 distinct filers
  • ⚠ Purchase activity is becoming less recent
  • ✓ Strong insider role · cfo involved

The role contribution uses the inverted role input of the current European model.

BUYING PROFILE

3 events · 2 insiders · 180d

Cluster 0%Repeat 67%Independent 33%Large 0%

Percentages are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%.

Buying concentration

92%

Largest buyer:Martin Varley · 40k GBP
Gross qualified purchase transaction-line value:43k GBP

The headline € total is net buying for the screen; this module uses gross qualified purchase transaction-line values in the filing currency, so the amounts can differ. The current 15-day buyer-breadth input counts distinct buyers; value concentration is disclosed separately here.

This is a ranking under the current European screening rules—not a probability of gain, return forecast, or buy recommendation.

Key purchase quotes (filing currency)

FilerPrice per unitTrade date
Vikki Sowerby0.2292 GBPAug 20, 2026
Martin Varley0.218 GBPJun 11, 2026
Martin Varley0.18498–0.198 GBPJun 8, 2026
Model details

Cluster breakdown (does not change the score)

15-day buyer breadth (count)
1 distinct reported filers
Peak time window
2026-06-08 to 2026-06-11
Current breadth input
0.300 (capped at 4+ buyers)
Buyer independence
Not yet measured; related-party fields are not cross-market comparable

What the filings show

Insider vs stock price

3 purchase day(s), 6 purchase line(s) in the 180-day window.

Daily close (USD)Day with an insider purchase
0.250.300.35May 2026JunJulAugSepOct2026-06-08 · 4 purchase line(s) · 1 insider(s) · close since that day -3.1%2026-06-11 · 1 purchase line(s) · 1 insider(s) · close since that day -15.7%2026-08-20 · 1 purchase line(s) · 1 insider(s) · close since that day -13.9%0.264last close07 Oct

Markers sit on the closing price of the transaction day. They show when insiders traded, not the price they paid or received. "Since" compares that day's close with the last close shown; it is what happened at this company, not a forecast.

Insider timeline

2 insiders bought in the last 180 days, 1 of them more than once.

Martin VarleyMartin VarleyChief Strategy OfficerExecutiveVikki SowerbyVikki SowerbyPerson closely associated with Richard Sowerby, Chief Financial OfficerAssociated person2026-06-08 · Martin Varley · purchase · 34,249 GBP2026-06-11 · Martin Varley · purchase · 5,695 GBP2026-08-20 · Vikki Sowerby · purchase · 3,323 GBP2026-04-20 to 2026-04-26: 136 companies2026-04-27 to 2026-05-03: 203 companies2026-05-04 to 2026-05-10: 241 companies2026-05-11 to 2026-05-17: 211 companies2026-05-18 to 2026-05-24: 244 companies2026-05-25 to 2026-05-31: 237 companies2026-06-01 to 2026-06-07: 243 companies2026-06-08 to 2026-06-14: 237 companies2026-06-15 to 2026-06-21: 211 companies2026-06-22 to 2026-06-28: 185 companies2026-06-29 to 2026-07-05: 192 companies2026-07-06 to 2026-07-12: 160 companies2026-07-13 to 2026-07-19: 181 companies2026-07-20 to 2026-07-26: 167 companies2026-07-27 to 2026-08-02: 160 companies2026-08-03 to 2026-08-09: 152 companies2026-08-10 to 2026-08-16: 164 companies2026-08-17 to 2026-08-23: 194 companies2026-08-24 to 2026-08-30: 182 companies2026-08-31 to 2026-09-06: 188 companies2026-09-07 to 2026-09-13: 178 companies2026-09-14 to 2026-09-20: 173 companies2026-09-21 to 2026-09-27: 179 companies2026-09-28 to 2026-10-04: 183 companies2026-10-05 to 2026-10-11: 166 companies2026-10-12 to 2026-10-18: 138 companiesCompanies disclosing purchases, per weekMayJunJulAugSepOct

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●A purchase: the bigger the dot, the more was bought

Each dot is one insider's purchases on one day. The dot's area follows the amount: the largest purchase here gets the largest dot. Hold the pointer over a dot to see the date and the amount.

Blue line: this share's price, −20.3% over these six months

The closing price of each day, from 0.33 on 2026-04-21 to 0.26 on 2026-10-07. The line has no scale; read it for high and low: a dot on a low stretch was bought cheaply, a dot on a high stretch was not.

Dashed line: the typical stock on the same exchange, +2.4%

Taken from the 491 other stocks on the same exchange that this site holds prices for. Each is measured from the first day of the window, and every day the middle one is drawn. It starts where the blue line starts, so the gap between the two is the difference: this share −20.3%, the typical one +2.4%, 22.7 points behind. It is not an index and not a comparison within one industry.

▂Grey bars: companies across Europe disclosing purchases each week

A taller bar is a week in which more companies disclosed insider purchases.

This company: insiders buying per month, last 12 months

Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
1Mar
1Apr
May
1Jun
Jul
1Aug
Sep
Oct

Darker bars are inside the 180-day window above.

Who traded

InsiderRolePurchasesSalesBoughtFirst purchaseShare price sinceEarlier purchases
Martin VarleyExecutive2—39.9k GBP2026-06-08−3.1%fewer than 5 completed
Vikki SowerbyAssociated person1—3.3k GBP2026-08-20−13.9%fewer than 5 completed
Why this score? · Model details

Priority = 100 × Σ(fixed weight × 0–1 rule-based input)

FactorWeightThis company inputPoint contribution
15-day buyer breadth (count)35%0.30010.5
Qualified-buy size25%0.70317.6
Role informativeness (inverted)20%0.1002.0
Recency10%0.0180.2
Buy/sell conviction10%1.00010.0

This is a heuristic ordering under the current rules, not a calibrated return forecast. It explains why candidates rank differently; the public-filing evidence and data limits are shown below.

BULL VS BEAR

Two readings of this buying

The same filings, read two ways. Each line is a fact stored for this company with the number behind it, and appears only when that number crosses a fixed threshold. Neither side is a forecast and no winner is declared.

Since 2026-10-13, neither column has changed. All bull and bear lists, and what followed each line in the past →

Where the evidence comes from

Independent evidence does not object: the purchases themselves carry bull lines (senior executive buying); share price and trading, short sellers, company actions were checked and none crosses a bear threshold. No data is held for: company results.

  • The insider purchases themselvesBullsenior executive buying Bearvalue concentrated in one buyer, usual level for this company5 checked, under the threshold · 3 missing
  • Share price and trading2 checked, under the threshold
  • Short sellers1 checked, under the threshold
  • Company results2 missing
  • Company actions1 checked, under the threshold

Bull case · the buying is informative

  • The buyers include the CFO, who sees more of the business than most filers. This site's score gives little or no credit for that: in its backtests purchases by senior executives did no better than other insiders' purchases.Record: after 8,797 earlier disclosures like this, the median 60-session excess return was −3.1%, within 1 percentage point of all comparable disclosures (−3.2%).

Bear case · discount it

  • Martin Varley accounts for 92% of the value bought. The other 1 buyer adds names more than money.Record: after 3,396 earlier disclosures like this, the median 60-session excess return was −3.4%, within 1 percentage point of all comparable disclosures (−3.5%).
  • Buying at this level is normal here: 2 insiders bought in the previous 180 days and 2 in this one.Record: after 2,869 earlier disclosures like this, the median 60-session excess return was −2.6%, within 1 percentage point of all comparable disclosures (−2.7%).

Evidence still missing

  • No buyer here has 5 or more completed earlier purchases on record, so there is no track record to weigh.
  • The company's market value is not captured, so the purchases cannot be stated as a share of the business or of its trading volume.
  • No earnings, margin or cash-flow figures are captured for this company. The latest annual and interim reports are where to check whether the business is improving or deteriorating.
  • European notifications have no field saying whether a purchase was pre-arranged; there is no counterpart to the US 10b5-1 box. None of the 6 purchase lines mentions a plan, but a bare “Purchase of Ordinary Shares” does not rule one out.
  • The filings give the size of each trade, not what the buyer already held. Whether a purchase added 1% to a personal stake or doubled it is not known.
Checked and under the threshold: 9
  • BullAt most 1 insider bought within any 15 days. Counted for the bull side from 3.
  • Bear0 of 2 buyers filed as a person closely associated with a manager. Counted for the bear side from half.
  • EitherNet purchases of €51k in 180 days. Bull from €1.0M, bear when all purchases total under €25k.
  • BearNo insider sale is recorded in the same 180 days.
  • EitherThe latest purchase is 58 days old. Bull up to 14 days, bear from 90.
  • BearThe share price changed −2.4% over six months (three months −16%, one month −11%) and stands 29% below its 52-week high. Counted for the bear side from a fall of 20%.
  • BearOver three months the share price changed −16% and the median of 330 Technology companies changed −2.4%: behind by 14 points. Counted for the bear side from 20 points behind.
  • BearThe register of FCA shows no published net short position in this company.
  • BullThe company announced no transaction in its own shares in the last 30 days.

Both columns arrange stored facts only. They do not change the insider score or the ranking and are not investment advice.

Signal history

40.3 / 100

Latest recorded score

↓ -3.4 ptsversus the comparable snapshot on 2026-09-14 (34 calendar days apart)
Recorded snapshots
35
First snapshot
2026-08-26

Only scores captured when the scoring run completed are compared. These are raw signal scores saved when each full scoring run completed. They describe changes in research ranking, not price performance or returns.

Why did it change?

Decomposition across the five score factors between comparable snapshots; historical scores are not recalculated.

  • Purchase size-1.9 pts
  • Recency-1.6 pts

Signal score history

Fixed 0–100 scale; dates are spaced by calendar time.

02550751002026-08-26 · 40.22026-08-27 · 40.22026-08-28 · 45.82026-08-31 · 44.72026-09-01 · 44.42026-09-02 · 46.02026-09-03 · 45.72026-09-04 · 45.52026-09-07 · 44.82026-09-08 · 44.62026-09-09 · 44.42026-09-10 · 44.32026-09-11 · 44.12026-09-14 · 43.72026-09-23 · 42.92026-09-24 · 42.82026-09-25 · 42.72026-09-28 · 42.62026-09-29 · 42.52026-09-30 · 42.52026-10-01 · 42.52026-10-02 · 42.42026-10-03 · 42.42026-10-04 · 42.42026-10-05 · 42.42026-10-06 · 42.32026-10-07 · 41.72026-10-08 · 41.62026-10-09 · 41.62026-10-12 · 40.32026-10-13 · 40.32026-10-14 · 40.32026-10-15 · 40.32026-10-16 · 40.32026-10-18 · 40.3Aug 26Sep 07Sep 28Oct 07Oct 18

Recent recorded points

  1. 40.2
  2. 44.8
  3. 42.6
  4. 41.7
  5. 40.3
View all recorded scores
Snapshot dateSignal score
2026-08-2640.2
2026-08-2740.2
2026-08-2845.8
2026-08-3144.7
2026-09-0144.4
2026-09-0246.0
2026-09-0345.7
2026-09-0445.5
2026-09-0744.8
2026-09-0844.6
2026-09-0944.4
2026-09-1044.3
2026-09-1144.1
2026-09-1443.7
2026-09-2342.9
2026-09-2442.8
2026-09-2542.7
2026-09-2842.6
2026-09-2942.5
2026-09-3042.5
2026-10-0142.5
2026-10-0242.4
2026-10-0342.4
2026-10-0442.4
2026-10-0542.4
2026-10-0642.3
2026-10-0741.7
2026-10-0841.6
2026-10-0941.6
2026-10-1240.3
2026-10-1340.3
2026-10-1440.3
2026-10-1540.3
2026-10-1640.3
2026-10-1840.3

Sector context

Technology

Buying breadth
6.0% (44 / 734 issuers)
Sector rank
#12 / 12
7D breadth change
-1.2 pp · vs 2026-10-12 (6d)
30D breadth change
History building

This is sector-level research context. It does not affect the Insider Signal or ranking.

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Insider profile outcomes

Historical performance following insider filings. The company role is translated below each name while preserving the original title.

Events are disclosure-level observations; related disclosures published on the same date may share a return path and may not be statistically independent. This research enrichment does not affect the insider score or ranking.

Bob WigleyNon-Executive Director2 completed 20D event(s)
PeriodCompleted eventsPrice coverageHit rateMedian excess returnAverage excess returnWorst excess return
5D2Small sample100.0% (2/2)100.0% (2/2)+2.8%+2.8%+1.0%
20D2Small sample100.0% (2/2)0.0% (0/2)-18.9%-18.9%-21.8%
60D2Small sample100.0% (2/2)100.0% (2/2)+9.8%+9.8%+6.1%
120D2Small sample100.0% (2/2)0.0% (0/2)-13.1%-13.1%-14.9%
First purchase in 12M
1/2
Large purchase ≥ €100k
0/2
Cluster buying · 15D
0/2
Buying the dip · ≥20% below prior 52W high
1/2
Routine / opportunistic
Not classifiable
Martin VarleyChief Strategy Officer2 completed 20D event(s)
PeriodCompleted eventsPrice coverageHit rateMedian excess returnAverage excess returnWorst excess return
5D2Small sample100.0% (2/2)100.0% (2/2)+13.8%+13.8%+5.6%
20D2Small sample100.0% (2/2)100.0% (2/2)+18.9%+18.9%+17.9%
60D2Small sample100.0% (2/2)50.0% (1/2)+1.6%+1.6%-7.7%
120D0No dataAwaiting maturity————
First purchase in 12M
1/2
Large purchase ≥ €100k
0/2
Cluster buying · 15D
0/2
Buying the dip · ≥20% below prior 52W high
2/2
Routine / opportunistic
Not classifiable
Alexander BrennanExecutive Chairman1 completed 20D event(s)
PeriodCompleted eventsPrice coverageHit rateMedian excess returnAverage excess returnWorst excess return
5D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)100.0% (1/1)+3.3%+3.3%+3.3%
20D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)0.0% (0/1)-6.9%-6.9%-6.9%
60D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)0.0% (0/1)-17.0%-17.0%-17.0%
120D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)0.0% (0/1)-2.2%-2.2%-2.2%
First purchase in 12M
1/1
Large purchase ≥ €100k
0/1
Cluster buying · 15D
0/1
Buying the dip · ≥20% below prior 52W high
0/1
Routine / opportunistic
Not classifiable

Market context

PRICE PERFORMANCE

1M
-10.9%
3M
-16.3%
6M
-2.4%
12M
-25.5%

VOLATILITY & LIQUIDITY

Volatility
42.4%
Beta
—
Avg daily volume
—

VALUATION

Market cap
—
P/E
—

FUNDAMENTALS

Profit margin
—
ROE
—
Industry
—

Prices to 02 Oct 2026: OpenBB/yfinance. It does not affect the insider score or rank.

Disclosed net short positions

The FCA register, read 18 Oct 2026, publishes no aggregate net short position for this issuer.

Short-position disclosures are external context; they do not affect the insider score, ranking, or filing eligibility.

Insiders' buying price vs the latest close

The latest close in the price history is more than a week old.

Buying size vs market trading

Market history is too old for this snapshot; ratios are withheld.

Market-data coverage: 256 verified sessions · Latest session: 2026-10-07 · Ratio status: Unavailable

Traded value is estimated as close × shares traded, in major currency units. Includes disclosed qualifying purchases; disclosures may lag. Contractual or planned acquisitions are not necessarily discretionary. Ratios describe relative trading size, not market participation or score contributions.

Latest news

No news has been captured for this company.

Regulatory filings

Unfold all 11 filings

Filing evidence

These are underlying national-feed records from the 365-day window ending on the saved ranking snapshot. The score uses only the latest 180 days; older qualifying equity purchases remain visible for audit but do not enter the current score. The original filer, role, transaction classification, instrument, price, volume, value and source fields are retained. The first three rows are shown; remaining records can be unfolded for audit. Other transaction types are retained but excluded from the score.

Excluded transactions & classification

11 qualifying purchase disclosure(s) · 11 transaction line(s)

Aug 20, 2026Purchase of Ordinary Shares
Vikki Sowerby · Person closely associated with Richard Sowerby, Chief Financial Officer
Ordinary Shares of 0.4p each GB00B0LSFV82 · 14500 shares × 0.2292 GBP · —
Open filing
Jun 11, 2026Purchase of Ordinary Shares
Martin Varley · Chief Strategy Officer
Ordinary Shares of 0.4p each GB00B0LSFV82 · 26124 shares × 0.218 GBP · —
Open filing
Jun 8, 2026Purchase of Ordinary Shares
Martin Varley · Chief Strategy Officer
Ordinary Shares of 0.4p each GB00B0LSFV82 · 100000 shares × 0.18498 GBP · —
Open filing
Unfold all 8 remaining filing row(s)
Transaction datePublishedFilerRoleTransactionInstrumentPrice (local currency)Quote currencyVolumeSource
2026-06-082026-06-08Martin VarleyChief Strategy OfficerPurchase of Ordinary SharesOrdinary Shares of 0.4p each GB00B0LSFV820.189 GBPGBP7894Open filing
2026-06-082026-06-08Martin VarleyChief Strategy OfficerPurchase of Ordinary SharesOrdinary Shares of 0.4p each GB00B0LSFV820.198 GBPGBP52328Open filing
2026-06-082026-06-08Martin VarleyChief Strategy OfficerPurchase of Ordinary SharesOrdinary Shares of 0.4p each GB00B0LSFV820.1949 GBPGBP20000Open filing
2026-04-142026-04-14Bob WigleyNon-Executive DirectorPurchase of Ordinary SharesOrdinary Shares of 0.4p each GB00B0LSFV820.24 GBPGBP100000Open filing
2026-04-142026-04-14Bob WigleyNon-Executive DirectorPurchase of Ordinary SharesOrdinary Shares of 0.4p each GB00B0LSFV820.255 GBPGBP100000Open filing
2026-04-092026-04-09Bob WigleyNon-Executive DirectorPurchase of Ordinary SharesOrdinary Shares of 0.4p each GB00B0LSFV820.2125 GBPGBP100000Open filing
2026-04-092026-04-09Bob WigleyNon-Executive DirectorPurchase of Ordinary SharesOrdinary Shares of 0.4p each GB00B0LSFV820.234 GBPGBP100000Open filing
2026-03-052026-03-05Alexander BrennanExecutive ChairmanPurchase of Ordinary SharesOrdinary Shares of 0.4p each GB00B0LSFV820.229243 GBPGBP52840Open filing

Showing 11 of 11 matching raw-feed row(s) from the current 365-day research window. Prices and reported values remain in the filing currency and its major unit (for example, UK pence are parsed as GBP). The screen-level € aggregate is separately FX-normalised for research ranking, not a trade-date conversion.

Other disclosed transactions · excluded from score

View 6 other transaction(s)

Aug 26, 2026Grant of Options over Ordinary Shares
Richard Sowerby · Chief Financial Officer
Ordinary Shares of 0.4p each GB00B0LSFV82 · 300000 shares × — · —
Open filing
Aug 26, 2026Grant of Options over Ordinary Shares
Max Roberts · Independent Non-Executive Director
Ordinary Shares of 0.4p each GB00B0LSFV82 · 1000000 shares × 0.225 GBP · —
Open filing
Mar 12, 2026—
— · —
— · — shares × — · —
Open filing
Unfold all 3 remaining filing row(s)
Transaction datePublishedFilerRoleTransactionInstrumentPrice (local currency)Quote currencyVolumeSource
2026-01-192026-01-19—————GBP—Open filing
2025-12-232025-12-23—————GBP—Open filing
2025-12-012025-12-01—————GBP—Open filing

Showing 6 of 6 matching raw-feed row(s) from the current 365-day research window. Prices and reported values remain in the filing currency and its major unit (for example, UK pence are parsed as GBP). The screen-level € aggregate is separately FX-normalised for research ranking, not a trade-date conversion.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date
2026-10-18
Ticker
ALT.L
ISIN
GB00B0LSFV82
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software—Application

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