Even with Wasion Holdings Limited (HKG:3393) stock down 12% this week, insiders who bought recently netted around CN¥768k

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Simply Wall St
Published
August 22, 2021
SEHK:3393
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Insiders who bought Wasion Holdings Limited (HKG:3393) in the last 12 months may probably not pay attention to the stock's recent 12% drop. After taking the recent loss into consideration, the CN¥1.8m worth of stock they bought is now worth CN¥2.6m, indicating that their investment yielded a positive return.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Wasion Holdings

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Founder & Executive Chairman Wei Ji bought HK$1.8m worth of shares at a price of HK$1.80 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of HK$2.57. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

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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SEHK:3393 Insider Trading Volume August 23rd 2021

Wasion Holdings is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.

Insider Ownership of Wasion Holdings

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Wasion Holdings insiders own about HK$1.4b worth of shares (which is 54% of the company). 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 Do The Wasion Holdings 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. It would be great to see more insider buying, but overall it seems like Wasion Holdings insiders are reasonably well aligned (owning significant chunk of the company's shares) and optimistic for the future. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. When we did our research, we found 2 warning signs for Wasion Holdings (1 can't be ignored!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

But note: Wasion Holdings may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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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