Potential Emyria Limited (ASX:EMD) shareholders may wish to note that the Independent Non-Executive Chairman, Gregory Hutchinson, recently bought AU$300k worth of stock, paying AU$0.05 for each share. We reckon that's a good sign, especially since the purchase boosted their holding by 1,200%.

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Emyria Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the insider, Sufian Ahmad, for AU$672k worth of shares, at about AU$0.04 per share. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (AU$0.033). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Sufian Ahmad. Notably Sufian Ahmad was also the biggest buyer, having purchased AU$1.2m worth of shares.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid AU$1.2m for 21.94m shares. But they sold 16.80m shares for AU$672k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Emyria insiders. They paid about AU$0.056 on average. These transactions suggest that insiders have considered the current price attractive. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) 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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Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Emyria insiders own about AU$5.1m worth of shares. That equates to 38% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Emyria Insiders?

The insider sales have outweighed the insider buying, at Emyria, in the last three months. In contrast, they appear keener if you look at the last twelve months. It's good to see insiders are shareholders. So the recent selling doesn't worry us too much. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. Case in point: We've spotted 7 warning signs for Emyria you should be aware of, and 3 of these shouldn't be ignored.

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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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