This Kingboard Holdings Insider Increased Their Holding In The Last Year

From what we can see, insiders were net buyers in Kingboard Holdings Limited's (HKG:148 ) during the past 12 months. That is, insiders acquired the stock in greater numbers than they sold it.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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Kingboard Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Kwok Wing Cheung, for HK$22m worth of shares, at about HK$22.00 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of HK$17.58. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels. Kwok Wing Cheung was the only individual insider to sell shares in the last twelve months. Notably Kwok Wing Cheung was also the biggest buyer, having purchased HK$56m worth of shares.

Kwok Wing Cheung purchased 3.01m shares over the year. The average price per share was HK$18.73. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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 Kingboard Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Kingboard Holdings insiders own about HK$431m worth of shares. That equates to 2.2% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Do The Kingboard Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about Kingboard Holdings. 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. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Kingboard Holdings you should know about.

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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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