The President of Business & Operations of Gati Limited (NSE:GATI), Bala Aghoramurthy, Just Sold 100% Of Their Holding

We note that the Gati Limited (NSE:GATI) President of Business & Operations, Bala Aghoramurthy, recently sold ₹5.6m worth of stock for ₹87.75 per share. While that isn't a lot of money, it was a substantial 100% of their holding, so certainly isn't a good sign.

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Gati Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent sale by Bala Aghoramurthy is the biggest insider sale of Gati shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of ₹86.30. 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.

Insiders in Gati didn't buy any shares in the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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 of Gati

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. From our data, it seems that Gati insiders own 6.3% of the company, worth about ₹654m. We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Gati Tell Us?

An insider sold Gati shares recently, but they didn't buy any. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Gati. To help with this, we've discovered 4 warning signs (1 is potentially serious!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Gati.

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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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