Don't Ignore The Insider Selling In Marketingforce Management

Some Marketingforce Management Ltd (HKG:2556) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that insider Fangqi Zhao recently sold a substantial HK$143m worth of stock at a price of HK$50.90 per share. That sale reduced their total holding by 15% which is hardly insignificant, but far from the worst we've seen.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Marketingforce Management

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the insider, Zhengguo Zhu, sold HK$149m worth of shares at a price of HK$61.80 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 HK$45.72. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

In the last year Marketingforce Management insiders didn't buy any company stock. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Marketingforce Management

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by 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. Marketingforce Management insiders own 58% of the company, currently worth about HK$6.7b based on the recent share price. 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 Do The Marketingforce Management Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. The company boasts high insider ownership, but we're a little hesitant, given the history of share sales. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. At Simply Wall St, we found 1 warning sign for Marketingforce Management that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

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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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