Insiders at Taal Distributed Information Technologies Inc. (CSE:TAAL) made a tidy sum after selling stock currently priced at CA$2.35 at a price of CA$4.24

Even though Taal Distributed Information Technologies Inc. (CSE:TAAL) stock gained 24% last week, insiders who sold CA$129k worth of stock over the past year are probably better off. Selling at an average price of CA$4.24, which is higher than the current price might have been the right call as holding on to stock would have meant their investment would be worth less now than it was at the time of sale.

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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Taal Distributed Information Technologies Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

While there weren't any large insider transactions in the last twelve months, it's still worth looking at the trading.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 29.55k shares worth CA$127k. On the other hand they divested 30.50k shares, for CA$129k. In total, Taal Distributed Information Technologies insiders sold more than they bought over the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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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Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It's great to see that Taal Distributed Information Technologies insiders own 47% of the company, worth about CA$40m. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Taal Distributed Information Technologies Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no Taal Distributed Information Technologies insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. It's heartening that insiders own plenty of stock, but we'd like to see more insider buying, since the last year of Taal Distributed Information Technologies insider transactions don't fill us with confidence. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Taal Distributed Information Technologies. At Simply Wall St, we've found that Taal Distributed Information Technologies has 3 warning signs (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.

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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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