One China Gas Holdings Limited (HKG:384) insider reduced their stake by 6.9% in the previous year

Insiders were net sellers of China Gas Holdings Limited's (HKG:384 ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders sold more stock than they bought.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At China Gas Holdings

The Executive Chairman, Ming Hui Liu, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for HK$610m worth of shares at a price of HK$20.32 each. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of HK$13.50. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Ming Hui Liu.

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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Insider Ownership of China Gas Holdings

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by 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 China Gas Holdings insiders own 11% of the company, worth about HK$8.0b. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At China Gas Holdings Tell Us?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. While we feel good about high insider ownership of China Gas Holdings, we can't say the same about the selling of shares. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for China Gas Holdings you should be aware of, and 1 of these is potentially serious.

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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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