Cheang Ng of Digital Domain Holdings Limited (HKG:547) Just Spent HK$168m On Shares

Digital Domain Holdings Limited (HKG:547) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that insider Cheang Ng recently bought a whopping HK$168m worth of stock, at a price of HK$0.70. Aside from being a solid chunk in its own right, the deft move also saw their holding increase by some 37%.

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Digital Domain Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Cheang Ng is the biggest insider purchase of Digital Domain Holdings shares that we've seen in the last year. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (HK$0.80), we still think insider buying is a positive. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 480.00m shares for HK$324m. On the other hand they divested 1.81m shares, for HK$1.5m. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Digital Domain Holdings insiders. 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!

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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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Digital Domain Holdings insiders own about HK$1.2b worth of shares (which is 35% 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 Does This Data Suggest About Digital Domain Holdings Insiders?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. However, we note that the company didn't make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Digital Domain Holdings. One for the watchlist, at least! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. To help with this, we've discovered 3 warning signs (1 is potentially serious!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Digital Domain 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, but not derivative transactions.

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