Need To Know: Feiyu Technology International Company Ltd. (HKG:1022) Insiders Have Been Buying Shares

We’ve lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of examples of share prices declining precipitously after insiders have sold shares. So before you buy or sell Feiyu Technology International Company Ltd. (HKG:1022), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.

What Is Insider Selling?

Most investors know that it is quite permissible for company leaders, such as directors of the board, to buy and sell stock on the market. However, most countries require that the company discloses such transactions to the market.

We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. As Peter Lynch said, ‘insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise.’

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Feiyu Technology International Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Co-Founder Jianjun Yao made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for HK$1.7m worth of shares at a price of HK$0.92 each. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price. It’s very possible they regret the purchase, but it’s more likely they are bullish about the company. It’s not at all bad to see insiders buy shares at or above current prices. Jianjun Yao was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

Jianjun Yao bought a total of 5.26m shares over the year at an average price of HK$0.82. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

SEHK:1022 Insider Trading December 14th 18
SEHK:1022 Insider Trading December 14th 18

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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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Feiyu Technology International insiders own about HK$328m worth of shares (which is 60% of the company). 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 Feiyu Technology International Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no Feiyu Technology International insider transactions recently certainly doesn’t bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like Feiyu Technology International insiders think the business has merit. I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can access this interactive graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow for free .

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