Insider Buying: The Modern Land (China) Co., Limited (HKG:1107) President & Executive Director Just Bought CN¥50k Worth Of Shares
Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Peng Zhang, the President & Executive Director of Modern Land (China) Co., Limited (HKG:1107) recently shelled out HK$50k to buy stock, at HK$1.09 per share. Nevertheless, it only increased their shareholding by a minuscule percentage, and it wasn't a massive purchase by absolute value, either.
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Modern Land (China) Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
President & Executive Director Peng Zhang previously made an even bigger purchase of HK$172k worth of shares at a price of HK$1.16 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of HK$1.03. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock when an insider has bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price. Peng Zhang was the only individual insider to buy during the last year.
Peng Zhang purchased 854.00k shares over the year. The average price per share was HK$1.14. You can see the insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Does Modern Land (China) 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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It's great to see that Modern Land (China) insiders own 67% of the company, worth about HK$1.9b. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.
So What Do The Modern Land (China) Insider Transactions Indicate?
It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about Modern Land (China). Nice! 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 3 warning signs we've spotted with Modern Land (China) (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, but not derivative transactions.
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