We note that the Huakang Biomedical Holdings Company Limited (HKG:8622) Vice Chairman, Yim Yang Chang, recently sold HK$101k worth of stock for HK$0.18 per share. On the bright side, that's just a small sale and only reduced their holding by 0.6%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Huakang Biomedical Holdings

Notably, that recent sale by Yim Yang Chang is the biggest insider sale of Huakang Biomedical Holdings shares that we've seen in the last year. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of HK$0.18. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that Huakang Biomedical Holdings insiders own 58% of the company, worth about HK$44m. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Huakang Biomedical Holdings Tell Us?

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. The company boasts high insider ownership, but we're a little hesitant, given the history of share sales. 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. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Huakang Biomedical Holdings (including 2 which are potentially serious).

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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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