An Insider At Jardine Matheson Holdings Lowered Their Holding Recently

Looking at Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited's (SGX:J36 ) 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.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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Jardine Matheson Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Executive Chairman, Benjamin Keswick, for US$10.0m worth of shares, at about US$37.01 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even below the current price of US$38.87. We generally consider it a negative if insiders have been selling, especially if they did so below the current price, because it implies that they considered a lower price to be reasonable. Please do note, however, that sellers may have a variety of reasons for selling, so we don't know for sure what they think of the stock price. We note that the biggest single sale was only 2.2% of Benjamin Keswick's holding. Benjamin Keswick was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 119.70k shares for US$4.2m. On the other hand they divested 370.48k shares, for US$14m. Benjamin Keswick ditched 370.48k shares over the year. The average price per share was US$36.98. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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 Jardine Matheson Holdings

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It's great to see that Jardine Matheson Holdings insiders own 6.8% of the company, worth about US$772m. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Jardine Matheson Holdings Tell Us?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. While we feel good about high insider ownership of Jardine Matheson Holdings, we can't say the same about the selling of shares. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. For example - Jardine Matheson Holdings has 3 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

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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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