One Infinity Logistics and Transport Ventures Insider Has Reduced Their Stake

Insiders were net sellers of Infinity Logistics and Transport Ventures Limited's (HKG:1442 ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders sold more stock than they bought.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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Infinity Logistics and Transport Ventures Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Chairman & CEO, Kong Yew Chan, for HK$3.5m worth of shares, at about HK$0.35 per share. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of HK$0.34. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. We note that this sale took place at around the current price, so it isn't a major concern, though it's hardly a good sign. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Kong Yew Chan.

Kong Yew Chan sold a total of 30.00m shares over the year at an average price of RM0.35. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It appears that Infinity Logistics and Transport Ventures insiders own 29% of the company, worth about HK$202m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Infinity Logistics and Transport Ventures Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Infinity Logistics and Transport Ventures shares in the last quarter. It's great to see high levels of insider ownership, but looking back over the last year, we don't gain confidence from the Infinity Logistics and Transport Ventures insiders selling. 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. When we did our research, we found 2 warning signs for Infinity Logistics and Transport Ventures (1 is a bit concerning!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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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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