Some IBEX Limited (NASDAQ:IBEX) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Non-Executive Chairman, Mohammedulla Khaishgi, recently sold a substantial US$1.7m worth of stock at a price of US$25.02 per share. That sale reduced their total holding by 26% which is hardly insignificant, but far from the worst we've seen.

IBEX Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent sale by Mohammedulla Khaishgi is the biggest insider sale of IBEX shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that even when the share price was below the current price of US$27.30, an insider wanted to cash in some shares. As a general rule we consider it to be discouraging when insiders are selling below the current price, because it suggests they were happy with a lower valuation. 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. It is worth noting that this sale was only 26% of Mohammedulla Khaishgi's holding.

In the last year IBEX insiders didn't buy any company stock. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and 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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Insider Ownership

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 13% of IBEX shares, worth about US$48m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Do The IBEX Insider Transactions Indicate?

Insiders sold IBEX shares recently, but they didn't buy any. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. On the plus side, IBEX makes money, and is growing profits. Insiders own shares, but we're still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. We'd practice some caution before buying! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing.

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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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