Co-Chairman Huiyan Yang Just Bought A Handful Of Shares In Country Garden Holdings Company Limited (HKG:2007)

Country Garden Holdings Company Limited (HKG:2007) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the Co-Chairman, Huiyan Yang, recently bought a whopping HK$471m worth of stock, at a price of HK$9.56. There's no denying a buy of that magnitude suggests conviction in a brighter future, although we do note that proportionally it only increased their holding by 0.4%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Country Garden Holdings

In fact, the recent purchase by Co-Chairman Huiyan Yang was not their only acquisition of Country Garden Holdings shares this year. Earlier in the year, they paid HK$10.66 per share in a HK$485m purchase. That means that even when the share price was higher than HK$10.04 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.

In the last twelve months Country Garden Holdings insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Does Country Garden Holdings Boast High 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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It's great to see that Country Garden Holdings insiders own 60% of the company, worth about HK$130b. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Country Garden Holdings Insiders?

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 Country Garden Holdings insiders are well aligned, and quite possibly think the share price is too low. That's what I like to see! 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. Be aware that Country Garden Holdings is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those is a bit concerning...

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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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