It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. 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 shareholders might well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in China Gem Holdings Limited (HKG:1191).
What Is Insider Selling?
It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, rules govern insider transactions, and certain disclosures are required.
Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. As Peter Lynch said, 'insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise.
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China Gem Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The insider, Ling Zhong, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for HK$33m worth of shares at a price of HK$0.097 each. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (HK$0.076). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price. Ling Zhong was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.
In the last twelve months insiders purchased 46700000 shares for HK$5.0m. On the other hand they divested 338718128 shares, for HK$33m. The chart below shows insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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China Gem Holdings Insiders Bought Stock Recently
Over the last three months, we've seen significant insider buying at China Gem Holdings. In total, insiders bought HK$5.0m worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any sales whatsoever. This could be interpreted as suggesting a positive outlook.
Insider Ownership of China Gem Holdings
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. From our data, it seems that China Gem Holdings insiders own 11% of the company, worth about HK$35m. But they may have an indirect interest through a corporate structure that we haven't picked up on. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.