Have Insiders Been Selling IT Tech Packaging, Inc. (NYSEMKT:ITP) Shares?
We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. 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 IT Tech Packaging, Inc. (NYSEMKT:ITP).
What Is Insider Buying?
It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.
Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. For example, a Columbia University study found that 'insiders are more likely to engage in open market purchases of their own company’s stock when the firm is about to reveal new agreements with customers and suppliers'.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At IT Tech Packaging
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Chairman & CEO, Zhenyong Liu, for US$331k worth of shares, at about US$1.02 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 US$0.59. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.
In the last twelve months insiders netted US$335k for 328326 shares sold. IT Tech Packaging insiders didn't buy any shares over the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by individuals) over the last 12 months, below. 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
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. IT Tech Packaging insiders own about US$3.1m worth of shares. That equates to 24% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At IT Tech Packaging Tell Us?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded IT Tech Packaging shares in the last quarter. Our analysis of IT Tech Packaging insider transactions leaves us cautious. But we do like the fact that insiders own a fair chunk of the company. I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can access this interactive graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow for free.
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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, but not derivative transactions.
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