Investors who take an interest in Southern Packaging Group Limited (SGX:BQP) should definitely note that insider Shek Chuen Jen recently paid S$0.25 per share to buy S$239k worth of the stock. While that's a very decent purchase to our minds, it was proportionally a bit modest, boosting their holding by just 8.1%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Southern Packaging Group

Notably, that recent purchase by Shek Chuen Jen is the biggest insider purchase of Southern Packaging Group shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that even when the share price was higher than S$0.25 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. 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. Shek Chuen Jen was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

Shek Chuen Jen bought 1.74m shares over the last 12 months at an average price of S$0.32. 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 Southern Packaging Group

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. Southern Packaging Group insiders own about S$15m worth of shares (which is 84% 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 Does This Data Suggest About Southern Packaging Group Insiders?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Southern Packaging Group. Nice! 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. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for Southern Packaging Group (of which 3 shouldn't be ignored!) you should know about.

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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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