Want Want China Holdings Insider Ups Holding During Year

Viewing insider transactions for Want Want China Holdings Limited's (HKG:151 ) 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 Want Want China Holdings

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Chairman & CEO Eng-Meng Tsai bought HK$16m worth of shares at a price of HK$4.40 per share. That implies that an insider found the current price of HK$4.44 per share to be enticing. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. We do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. Happily, the Want Want China Holdings insider decided to buy shares at close to current prices. Eng-Meng Tsai was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

Eng-Meng Tsai purchased 48.50m shares over the year. The average price per share was HK$4.48. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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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. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It's great to see that Want Want China Holdings insiders own 58% of the company, worth about HK$30b. 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 Does This Data Suggest About Want Want China Holdings Insiders?

The fact that there have been no Want Want China Holdings insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like Want Want China Holdings insiders think the business has merit. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Want Want China Holdings. At Simply Wall St, we found 1 warning sign for Want Want China Holdings that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

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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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