Don't Ignore The Fact That This Insider Just Sold Some Shares In Lemon Tree Hotels Limited (NSE:LEMONTREE)

We note that the Lemon Tree Hotels Limited (NSE:LEMONTREE) Executive Vice President of Projects & Engineering Services, Jagdish Chawla, recently sold ₹2.1m worth of stock for ₹41.76 per share. On the bright side, that's just a small sale and only reduced their holding by 3.7%.

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Lemon Tree Hotels Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Chairman & MD, Patanjali Keswani, sold ₹764m worth of shares at a price of ₹41.28 per share. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of ₹41.00. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold 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).

Lemon Tree Hotels insiders didn't buy any shares over the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. 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

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. From looking at our data, insiders own ₹354m worth of Lemon Tree Hotels stock, about 1.1% of the company. We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. We prefer to see high levels of insider ownership.

So What Do The Lemon Tree Hotels Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider hasn't bought Lemon Tree Hotels stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.

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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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