Insiders Buying AAPKI Ventures Might Wish They Invested More, Stock Gains 456%

Insiders who bought AAPKI Ventures Inc. (CSE:APKI) stock in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The company's market value increased by CA$4.1m as a result of the stock's 456% gain over the same period. Put another way, the original CA$275.0k acquisition is now worth CA$1.13m.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At AAPKI Ventures

The President Lakhwinder Janda made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for CA$150k worth of shares at a price of CA$0.075 each. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (CA$0.25), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

Lakhwinder Janda bought 4.50m shares over the last 12 months at an average price of CA$0.061. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership Of AAPKI Ventures

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. AAPKI Ventures insiders own about CA$337k worth of shares. That equates to 28% of the company. 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 AAPKI Ventures Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded AAPKI Ventures shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Insiders own shares in AAPKI Ventures and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. While we like knowing 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. Case in point: We've spotted 6 warning signs for AAPKI Ventures 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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