Insider Buyers At SY Holdings Group Likely Disappointed With 13% Slide

Insiders who bought CN¥5.18m worth of SY Holdings Group Limited's (HKG:6069) stock at an average buy price of CN¥5.08 over the last year may be disappointed by the recent 13% decrease in the stock. Insiders purchase with the hope of seeing their investments increase in value over time. However, due to recent losses, their initial investment is now only worth CN¥4.32m, which is not great.

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 SY Holdings Group

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Chairman Chi Fung Tung for HK$5.2m worth of shares, at about HK$5.08 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than HK$4.24 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing 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. Chi Fung Tung was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

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 Of SY Holdings Group

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. SY Holdings Group insiders own about HK$2.4b worth of shares (which is 57% of the company). I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Do The SY Holdings Group Insider Transactions Indicate?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like SY Holdings Group insiders think the business has merit. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing SY Holdings Group. To help with this, we've discovered 2 warning signs (1 is significant!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in SY Holdings 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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