One DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX:D05) insider reduced their stake by 38% in the previous year

Viewing insider transactions for DBS Group Holdings Ltd's (SGX:D05 ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net sellers. This means that a larger number of shares were sold by insiders in relation to shares purchased.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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DBS Group Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the CEO & Executive Director, Piyush Gupta, sold S$1.6m worth of shares at a price of S$32.50 per share. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of S$32.39. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Piyush Gupta.

Piyush Gupta divested 100.00k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of S$32.50. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. 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 Of DBS Group Holdings

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's great to see that DBS Group Holdings insiders own 0.2% of the company, worth about S$174m. 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 DBS Group Holdings Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded DBS Group Holdings shares in the last quarter. It's heartening that insiders own plenty of stock, but we'd like to see more insider buying, since the last year of DBS Group Holdings insider transactions don't fill us with confidence. While we like knowing 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. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for DBS Group Holdings you should be aware of, and 1 of these is concerning.

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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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