This Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Insider Reduced Their Stake By 95%

Looking at Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Limited's (NSE:BECTORFOOD ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net sellers. That is, there were more number of shares sold by insiders than there were purchased.

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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Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the insider, Rajeev Dubey, for ₹16m worth of shares, at about ₹1,600 per share. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of ₹1,500. 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. Rajeev Dubey was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid ₹9.8m for 8.00k shares. On the other hand they divested 11.00k shares, for ₹16m. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities insiders own about ₹32b worth of shares (which is 35% of the company). Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities shares in the last quarter. While we feel good about high insider ownership of Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities, we can't say the same about the selling of shares. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities. To help with this, we've discovered 2 warning signs (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities.

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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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