Potential Futong Technology Development Holdings Limited (HKG:465) shareholders may wish to note that the Executive Chairman of the Board, Jian Chen, recently bought HK$1.7m worth of stock, paying HK$1.00 for each share. However, it only increased shareholding by a small percentage, and it wasn't a huge purchase by absolute value, either.

Futong Technology Development Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Jian Chen is the biggest insider purchase of Futong Technology Development Holdings shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that even when the share price was higher than HK$0.45 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. 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. Jian Chen was the only individual insider to buy during the last year.

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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Does Futong Technology Development 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. It's great to see that Futong Technology Development Holdings insiders own 79% of the company, worth about HK$110m. 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 Futong Technology Development Holdings Insiders?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about Futong Technology Development Holdings. Looks promising! 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. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for Futong Technology Development Holdings (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable) you should be aware of.

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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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