Adisyn Ltd's (ASX:AI1) value has fallen 13% in the last week, but insiders who sold AU$194k worth of stock over the last year have had less success. Insiders would probably have been better off holding on to their shares given that the average selling price of AU$0.24 is still lower than the current share price.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
The MD & Executive Director, Blake Burton, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$194k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.25 each. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (AU$0.13). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price. Blake Burton was the only individual insider to sell shares in the last twelve months.
You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Adisyn insiders own about AU$27m worth of shares. That equates to 18% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. We don't take much encouragement from the transactions by Adisyn insiders. But we do like the fact that insiders own a fair chunk of the company. While it's good to be aware of 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. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for Adisyn (of which 2 are potentially serious!) you should know about.
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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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.
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