Last week, China Qinfa Group Limited (HKG:866) insiders, who had purchased shares in the previous 12 months were rewarded handsomely. The shares increased by 43% last week, resulting in a HK$399m increase in the company's market worth, implying a 172% gain on their initial purchase. Put another way, the original CN¥9.68m acquisition is now worth CN¥26.3m.

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.

China Qinfa Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when insider Jihua Xu bought HK$9.7m worth of shares at a price of HK$0.20 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of HK$0.53. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

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 Qinfa Group

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. China Qinfa Group insiders own 56% of the company, currently worth about HK$737m 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 Qinfa Group Tell Us?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. It would be great to see more insider buying, but overall it seems like China Qinfa Group insiders are reasonably well aligned (owning significant chunk of the company's shares) and optimistic for the future. 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. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for China Qinfa Group you should be aware of, and 1 of these 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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