Viewing insider transactions for Shoucheng Holdings Limited's (HKG:697 ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net sellers. This means that a larger number of shares were sold by insiders in relation to shares purchased.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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Shoucheng Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Executive Chairman of the Board, Tianyang Zhao, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for HK$2.6m worth of shares at a price of HK$1.86 each. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (HK$1.32). So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Tianyang Zhao.

Tianyang Zhao sold a total of 2.70m shares over the year at an average price of HK$1.84. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Shoucheng Holdings Insiders Bought Stock Recently

There was some insider buying at Shoucheng Holdings over the last quarter. Non-Executive Director Jingwei Liu bought HK$390k worth of shares in that time. It's good to see the insider buying, as well as the lack of recent sellers. But the amount invested in the last three months isn't enough for us too put much weight on it, as a single factor.

Insider Ownership Of Shoucheng 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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Based on our data, Shoucheng Holdings insiders have about 0.09% of the stock, worth approximately HK$8.8m. But they may have an indirect interest through a corporate structure that we haven't picked up on. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Shoucheng Holdings Tell Us?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. On the other hand the transaction history, over the last year, isn't so positive. We're not thrilled with the relatively low insider ownership and the longer term transaction history. But we like the recent purchasing. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. To that end, you should learn about the 2 warning signs we've spotted with Shoucheng Holdings (including 1 which can't be ignored).

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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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