Tarang Desai spent ₹103,000 on Sadbhav Engineering stock | Jobs Vox

Even though it may not be a huge buy, we think it was good to see that Tarang Desai, Independent Non-Executive Director Harmony Engineering Limited (NSE: SADBHAV) recently spent ₹103,000 to buy the stock at ₹20.70 per share. Still, it only increased his shareholding by a modest percentage, and it wasn’t a big buy in absolute value either.

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Harmony Engineering Last Year’s Insider Transactions

In the past twelve months, the largest single buy by an insider occurred when insider Shantaben Patel bought shares worth ₹15m at a price of ₹26.62 per share. This means that an insider was happy to buy shares above the current price of ₹17.55. His outlook may have changed since then, but it at least shows that he felt optimistic at the time. We always keep in mind the price that insiders pay when they buy shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares above current prices, as this suggests they view the stock as a good value, even That too at high cost.

While Harmony Engineering insiders bought shares during the past year, they did not sell. The average purchase price was around ₹20.55. These transactions suggest that insiders find the current price attractive. You can see insider trading (by companies and individuals) during the last year shown in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all individual transactions including share price, date and time!

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Does Harmony Engineering claim high insider ownership?

Looking at the total insider shareholding in a company can help you see whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. A high insider ownership often makes a company’s leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Sadbhav Engineering insiders hold shares worth approximately ₹962 million. This equates to 32% of the company. We’ve certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are high enough to suggest alignment between insiders and other shareholders.

So what do the insider trading of Harmony Engineering indicate?

It’s definitely a positive to see the recent insider buying. We also rely on the longer term picture of insider trading. But we don’t feel that way about the fact that the company is running at a loss. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly looks like insiders are positive about Harmony Engineering. Good! In addition to learning about insider trading, it is beneficial to identify the risks facing Harmony Engineering. At Simply Wall St, we’ve found that Harmony Engineering has 4 warning signs (3 makes us uncomfortable!) that deserve your attention before proceeding with your analysis.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are persons who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions, but not derivatives transactions.

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