One East Buy Holding Insider Raised Their Stake In The Previous Year

Viewing insider transactions for East Buy Holding Limited's (HKG:1797 ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net buyers. This means that a larger number of shares were purchased by insiders in relation to shares sold.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At East Buy Holding

The CEO & Executive Chairman Minhong Yu made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for HK$22m worth of shares at a price of HK$24.19 each. That means that even when the share price was higher than HK$12.10 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when an insider has purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price. Minhong Yu was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

Minhong Yu bought a total of 1.50m shares over the year at an average price of HK$24.20. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. If investing in lesser known companies is your style, you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Insider Ownership Of East Buy Holding

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. East Buy Holding insiders own about HK$398m worth of shares. That equates to 3.2% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Do The East Buy Holding Insider Transactions Indicate?

The fact that there have been no East Buy Holding insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, East Buy Holding 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 East Buy Holding. For example - East Buy Holding has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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