Emyria Insiders Recover Some Losses, Which Stand At AU$265k

Insiders who purchased AU$711.5k worth of Emyria Limited (ASX:EMD) shares over the past year recouped some of their losses after price gained 11% last week. However, the purchase is proving to be a costly gamble, since losses made by insiders have totalled AU$265k since the time of purchase.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Emyria

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the insider, Sufian Ahmad, sold AU$672k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.04 per share. 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$0.03). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price. Sufian Ahmad was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid AU$712k for 14.89m shares. But insiders sold 16.80m shares worth AU$672k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Emyria insiders. 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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Have Emyria Insiders Traded Recently?

We've only seen a tiny insider purchase valued at AU$1.9k, in the last three months. So it is hard to draw any conclusion about how insiders are feeling about the stock, from these recent trades.

Does Emyria Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that Emyria insiders own 42% of the company, worth about AU$6.1m. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Emyria Insiders?

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. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. It would be great to see more insider buying, but overall it seems like Emyria insiders are reasonably well aligned (owning significant chunk of the company's shares) and optimistic for the future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Emyria. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Emyria (including 3 which are a bit unpleasant).

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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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