With 8VI Holdings Limited's (ASX:8VI)) price down 16% this week, insiders might find some solace having sold S$2.0m worth of shares earlier this year.

Over the past year, insiders sold S$2.0m worth of 8VI Holdings Limited (ASX:8VI) stock at an average price of S$2.49 per share allowing them to get the most out of their money. After the stock price dropped 16% last week, the company's market value declined by AU$5.7m, but insiders were able to mitigate their losses.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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8VI Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Executive Director, Kuan Tat Chee, sold AU$997k worth of shares at a price of AU$2.49 per share. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of AU$0.80. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

8VI Holdings insiders didn't buy any shares over the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 9.1% of 8VI Holdings shares, worth about AU$2.7m, according to our data. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.

So What Does This Data Suggest About 8VI Holdings Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded 8VI Holdings shares in the last quarter. We don't take much encouragement from the transactions by 8VI Holdings insiders. And we're not picking up on high enough insider ownership to give us any comfort. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for 8VI Holdings you should be aware of.

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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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