Have Jash Engineering Insiders Been Selling Stock?

Investors may wish to note that the Executive Director of Jash Engineering Limited, Suresh Patel, recently netted ₹5.1m from selling stock, receiving an average price of ₹2,354. On the bright side, that's just a small sale and only reduced their holding by 0.5%.

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Jash Engineering Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The insider, Girish Patel, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for ₹11m worth of shares at a price of ₹2,234 each. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of ₹2,154. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

Insiders in Jash Engineering didn't buy any shares in the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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

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. Jash Engineering insiders own about ₹14b worth of shares (which is 54% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Jash Engineering Insiders?

Insiders haven't bought Jash Engineering stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. On the plus side, Jash Engineering makes money, and is growing profits. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. 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. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Jash Engineering you should know about.

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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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