Don't Ignore The Insider Selling In xReality Group

Investors may wish to note that the Executive Director of xReality Group Limited, Kim Hopwood, recently netted AU$100k from selling stock, receiving an average price of AU$0.038. However we note that the sale only shrunk their holding by 6.8%.

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xReality Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by Kim Hopwood was the biggest sale of xReality Group shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of AU$0.036. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 8.28m shares worth AU$296k. But they sold 2.63m shares for AU$100k. In total, xReality Group insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. The average buy price was around AU$0.036. It's great to see insiders putting their own cash into the company's stock, albeit at below the recent share price. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Does xReality Group Boast High Insider Ownership?

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that xReality Group insiders own 22% of the company, worth about AU$4.4m. 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 xReality Group Tell Us?

Insider purchases may have been minimal, in the last three months, but there was no selling at all. That said, the purchases were not large. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Insiders own shares in xReality Group and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. 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. Be aware that xReality Group is showing 4 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 2 of those can't be ignored...

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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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