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 we’ll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Zijin Mining Group Company Limited (HKG:2899).
What Is Insider Selling?
Most investors know that it is quite permissible for company leaders, such as directors of the board, to buy and sell stock in the company. However, most countries require that the company discloses such transactions to the market.
We don’t think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. For example, a Harvard University study found that ‘insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year’.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Zijin Mining Group
The Executive Chairman of the Board Jinghe Chen made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for HK$8.9m worth of shares at a price of HK$3.02 each. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of HK$5.20. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn’t tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.
Jinghe Chen bought 3.00m shares over the last 12 months at an average price of HK$3.02. 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!
There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
Insider Ownership
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insiders own 0.3% of Zijin Mining Group shares, worth about HK$614m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Zijin Mining Group Tell Us?
It doesn’t really mean much that no insider has traded Zijin Mining Group shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, Zijin Mining Group insiders feel good about the company’s future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it’s beneficial to identify the risks facing Zijin Mining Group. To assist with this, we’ve discovered 3 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Zijin Mining Group.
Of course Zijin Mining Group may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of high quality companies.
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, but not derivative transactions.
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