Viewing insider transactions for Melco International Development Limited's (HKG:200 ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net sellers. This means that a larger number of shares were sold by insiders in relation to shares purchased.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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Melco International Development Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Independent Non-executive Director, Che Yin Tsui, sold HK$2.2m worth of shares at a price of HK$6.20 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 (HK$4.95). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price. Che Yin Tsui was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.

Che Yin Tsui ditched 1.00m shares over the year. The average price per share was HK$6.18. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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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. It's great to see that Melco International Development insiders own 55% of the company, worth about HK$4.1b. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Melco International Development Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Melco International Development shares in the last quarter. While we feel good about high insider ownership of Melco International Development, we can't say the same about the selling of shares. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. In terms of investment risks, we've identified 1 warning sign with Melco International Development and understanding this should be part of your investment process.

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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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