Bullish Antelope Enterprise Holdings Insider Buying Worth CN¥25m Yet To Pay Off

The recent price decline of 10% in Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited's (NASDAQ:AEHL) stock may have disappointed insiders who bought CN¥25m worth of shares at an average price of CN¥4.40 in the past 12 months. This is not good as insiders invest based on expectations that their money will appreciate over time. However, as a result of recent losses, their original investment is now worth only CN¥2.1m.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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Antelope Enterprise Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when insider Gordon Hu bought US$25m worth of shares at a price of US$4.40 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being US$0.37). Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when an insider has purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price. Gordon Hu was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Antelope Enterprise 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. It's great to see that Antelope Enterprise Holdings insiders own 45% of the company, worth about US$3.2m. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Do The Antelope Enterprise Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, Antelope Enterprise Holdings insiders feel good about the company's future. 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 Antelope Enterprise Holdings is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 2 of those make us uncomfortable...

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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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