Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) Insiders Placed Bullish Bets Worth CN¥43.0m

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In the last year, multiple insiders have substantially increased their holdings of Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) Ltd. (HKG:1895) stock, indicating that insiders' optimism about the company's prospects has increased.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman)

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Executive Chairman of Board & CEO Yuan-Ching Shen for HK$16m worth of shares, at about HK$0.57 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than HK$0.56 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.

Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. 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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Does Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) Boast High Insider Ownership?

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company 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. Insiders own 12% of Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) shares, worth about HK$39m, according to our data. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

So What Do The Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) 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. Insiders own shares in Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. When we did our research, we found 4 warning signs for Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) (2 shouldn't be ignored!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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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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