Cochin Shipyard To Sobha And Jindal Steel — What Insiders Are Buying And Selling Amid Market Rout

An insider purchasing shares of their company is considered a positive indicator as they are supposed to have better insights into its underlying value.

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As Indian equities struggle to shake off the gloom, stocks where insiders are buying and selling become a key trend to track for insights into a market that has been bleeding portfolios dry.

As Indian equities struggle to shake off the gloom, stocks where insiders are buying and selling become a key trend to track for insights into a market that has been bleeding portfolios dry.

On Monday, benchmark Nifty 50 was down for ninth day in a row. Indian indices have witnessed a sharp fall from their peak seen during late September 2024. To be precise, the Nifty 50, Nifty Midcap 100, and Nifty Smallcap 100 have declined anywhere between 13% and 22% in the past five-odd months.

Amid this fall, it is important to track, where insiders have been buying and selling shares.

An insider is usually anyone who is associated with a company, directly or indirectly, including promoters, directors, officers, employees, and relatives.

Usually in stock market, an insider purchasing shares of their company is considered a positive indicator. Being an insider, they are supposed to have better insights into the underlying value of the company.

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We have compiled the companies that saw the most buying and selling by insiders between Oct. 1, 2024 and Feb. 14, 2025. In this exercise, we have not included stock option issuances, preferential allotments, conversion of warrants or bonds into shares, and any transactions done by trusts.

Promoters of Bangalore-based real estate company, Sobha, have not only bought shares in the open market but also subscribed to new shares via preferential allotment amid this market fall. Navin Jindal Promoter Group has been quite active in the market, as they have hiked stake in both Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. and Jindal Stainless Ltd.

Promoters’ of Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd. and Quess Corp. have also hiked their stake by 0.5% each.

On the flip side, during the last four-and-a-half months, promoters of Cochin Shipyard Ltd., ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd., DOMS Industries Ltd. and Syngene International Ltd. have sold stakes. However, the same was a one-time activity done via block deals.

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Apart from these, Page Industries Ltd. saw promoters sell stake, while it were relatives in case of Polycab India Ltd. Employees of 360 One WAM, Info Edge, and Tejas Network have also been among the top sellers amid the market fall.

Sector-wise data shows the companies belonging to construction materials, realty and metal saw the highest buying from insiders. Meanwhile, company insiders sold the most in counters belonging to sectors like capital goods, automobiles and auto components, textile, and FMCG.

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Chinmay Vasdev
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