Rici Healthcare Holdings Limited (HKG:1526) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the VP & Executive Director, Hong Mei, recently bought a whopping HK$134m worth of stock, at a price of HK$0.50. Aside from being a solid chunk in its own right, the deft move also saw their holding increase by some 31%.

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Rici Healthcare Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Hong Mei is the biggest insider purchase of Rici Healthcare Holdings shares that we've seen in the last year. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (HK$1.12), we still think insider buying is a positive. 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 a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Does Rici Healthcare Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Rici Healthcare Holdings insiders own about HK$977m worth of shares (which is 55% of the company). 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 Rici Healthcare Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Rici Healthcare Holdings. Looks promising! I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can access this interactive graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow for free.

If you would prefer to check out another company -- one with potentially superior financials -- then do not miss this free list of interesting companies, that have HIGH return on equity 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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