Nianqiao Ye Buys Handful Of Shares In China Kepei Education Group

Investors who take an interest in China Kepei Education Group Limited (HKG:1890) should definitely note that the Chairman of the Board, Nianqiao Ye, recently paid HK$1.30 per share to buy HK$1.3m worth of the stock. However, it only increased shareholding by a small percentage, and it wasn't a huge purchase by absolute value, either.

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China Kepei Education Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent purchase by Nianqiao Ye was the biggest purchase of China Kepei Education Group shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That implies that an insider found the current price of HK$1.36 per share to be enticing. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. If someone buys shares at well below current prices, it's a good sign on balance, but keep in mind they may no longer see value. The good news for China Kepei Education Group share holders is that an insider was buying at near the current price. Nianqiao Ye was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

Nianqiao Ye purchased 2.00m shares over the year. The average price per share was HK$1.29. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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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Insider Ownership

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It's great to see that China Kepei Education Group insiders own 67% of the company, worth about HK$1.8b. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At China Kepei Education Group Tell Us?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest China Kepei Education Group insiders are well aligned, and quite possibly think the share price is too low. One for the watchlist, at least! Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for China Kepei Education Group.

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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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