Some Top Spring International Holdings Limited (HKG:3688) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Founder, Chun Hong Wong, recently sold a substantial HK$93m worth of stock at a price of HK$1.10 per share. That sale reduced their total holding by 20% which is hardly insignificant, but far from the worst we've seen.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Top Spring International Holdings

In fact, the recent sale by Chun Hong Wong was the biggest sale of Top Spring International Holdings shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of HK$0.56. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.

You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Top Spring International Holdings

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. Top Spring International Holdings insiders own about HK$303m worth of shares. That equates to 35% 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 Top Spring International Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. While insiders do own a lot of shares in the company (which is good), our analysis of their transactions doesn't make us feel confident about the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Top Spring International Holdings. When we did our research, we found 3 warning signs for Top Spring International Holdings (2 shouldn't be ignored!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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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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