Insiders were net sellers of China Ruyi Holdings Limited's (HKG:136 ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders sold more stock than they bought.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At China Ruyi Holdings

The insider, ShaoYu Li, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for HK$286m worth of shares at a price of HK$1.82 each. That means that even when the share price was below the current price of HK$1.90, an insider wanted to cash in some shares. We generally consider it a negative if insiders have been selling, especially if they did so below the current price, because it implies that they considered a lower price to be reasonable. However, while insider selling is sometimes discouraging, it's only a weak signal. This single sale was just 30% of ShaoYu Li's stake. The only individual insider seller over the last year was ShaoYu Li.

ShaoYu Li divested 167.00m shares over the last 12 months at an average price of CN¥1.83. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership Of China Ruyi Holdings

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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. China Ruyi Holdings insiders own 20% of the company, currently worth about HK$4.3b based on the recent share price. 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 China Ruyi Holdings Tell Us?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. It's heartening that insiders own plenty of stock, but we'd like to see more insider buying, since the last year of China Ruyi Holdings insider transactions don't fill us with confidence. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing China Ruyi Holdings. You'd be interested to know, that we found 3 warning signs for China Ruyi Holdings and we suggest you have a look.

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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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