Possible Bearish Signals With Haitian International Holdings Insiders Disposing Stock

The fact that multiple Haitian International Holdings Limited (HKG:1882) insiders offloaded a considerable amount of shares over the past year could have raised some eyebrows amongst investors. When analyzing insider transactions, it is usually more valuable to know whether insiders are buying versus knowing if they are selling, as the latter sends an ambiguous message. However, if numerous insiders are selling, shareholders should investigate more.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Haitian International Holdings

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Senior VP of Sales & Marketing, Jianfeng Zhang, for HK$29m worth of shares, at about HK$25.55 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (HK$19.78). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.

Insiders in Haitian International Holdings didn't buy any shares in the last year. 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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Does Haitian International Holdings 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. Haitian International Holdings insiders own about HK$174m worth of shares. That equates to 0.6% of the company. 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 Haitian International Holdings Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Haitian International Holdings shares in the last quarter. While we feel good about high insider ownership of Haitian International Holdings, we can't say the same about the selling of shares. Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Haitian International Holdings.

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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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