Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited (NSE:MOTILALOFS) Insiders Have Been Selling

We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. The flip side of that is that there are more than a few examples of insiders dumping stock prior to a period of weak performance. So we'll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited (NSE:MOTILALOFS).

Do Insider Transactions Matter?

It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, most countries require that the company discloses such transactions to the market.

We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. For example, a Harvard University study found that 'insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Motilal Oswal Financial Services

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the insider, Rajat Rajgarhia, sold ₹33m worth of shares at a price of ₹676 per share. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of ₹560. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels.

In the last twelve months insiders netted ₹85m for 127763 shares sold. In the last year Motilal Oswal Financial Services insiders didn't buy any company stock. The chart below shows insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insiders at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Have Sold Stock Recently

Over the last three months, we've seen significant insider selling at Motilal Oswal Financial Services. In total, insiders dumped ₹6.8m worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any purchases whatsoever. This may suggest that some insiders think that the shares are not cheap.

Insider Ownership of Motilal Oswal Financial Services

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that Motilal Oswal Financial Services insiders own 22% of the company, worth about ₹18b. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Motilal Oswal Financial Services Insiders?

Insiders sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. While insiders do own a lot of shares in the company (which is good), our analysis of their transactions doesn't make us feel confident about the company. Therefore, you should should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Motilal Oswal Financial Services.

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