Investors who take an interest in Horizon Construction Development Limited (HKG:9930) should definitely note that the Non-Executive Director, Ziming He, recently paid HK$2.07 per share to buy HK$838k 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 1.3%.

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Horizon Construction Development

Notably, that recent purchase by Ziming He is the biggest insider purchase of Horizon Construction Development shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of HK$2.09. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. The good news for Horizon Construction Development share holders is that insiders were buying at near the current price.

While Horizon Construction Development insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. The average buy price was around HK$1.85. We don't deny that it is nice to see insiders buying stock in the company. However, we do note that they were buying at significantly lower prices than today's share price. 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!

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Insider Ownership

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. From our data, it seems that Horizon Construction Development insiders own 1.1% of the company, worth about HK$72m. But they may have an indirect interest through a corporate structure that we haven't picked up on. Whilst better than nothing, we're not overly impressed by these holdings.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Horizon Construction Development Tell Us?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchases. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Insiders likely see value in Horizon Construction Development shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Horizon Construction Development. In terms of investment risks, we've identified 2 warning signs with Horizon Construction Development and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

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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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