Anyone interested in Income Asset Management Group Limited (ASX:IAM) should probably be aware that a company insider, Brook Adcock, recently divested AU$635k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of AU$0.021 each. The eyebrow raising move amounted to a reduction of 40% in their holding.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Income Asset Management Group

Notably, that recent sale by Brook Adcock is the biggest insider sale of Income Asset Management Group shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of AU$0.026. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 8.33m shares worth AU$250k. But insiders sold 67.00m shares worth AU$1.5m. Brook Adcock divested 67.00m shares over the last 12 months at an average price of AU$0.023. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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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Does Income Asset Management Group Boast High 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. Insiders own 16% of Income Asset Management Group shares, worth about AU$3.9m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Income Asset Management Group Tell Us?

An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. And our longer term analysis of insider transactions didn't bring confidence, either. Insiders own shares, but we're still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. So we'd only buy after careful consideration. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. To help with this, we've discovered 4 warning signs (1 shouldn't be ignored!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Income Asset Management Group.

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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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