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It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. On the other hand, we’d be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So we’ll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited (SGX:QC7).
What Is Insider Buying?
Most investors know that it is quite permissible for company leaders, such as directors of the board, to buy and sell stock on the market. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.
We don’t think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. For example, a Harvard University study found that ‘insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year.’
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Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Founder Chin-Siau Ng for S$100k worth of shares, at about S$0.50 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. We generally consider it a positive if insiders have been buying on market, even if the share price has increased a bit since then.
In the last twelve months insiders paid S$114k for 230.00k shares purchased. Overall, Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) insiders were net buyers last year. The average buy price was around S$0.49. These transactions show that insiders have confidence to invest their own money in the stock, albeit at slightly below the recent price of S$0.51. You can see the insider transactions over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Does Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Boast High Insider Ownership?
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) insiders own 15% of the company, currently worth about S$60m based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.