Those following along with Xin Point Holdings Limited (HKG:1571) will no doubt be intrigued by the recent purchase of shares by Xiaoming Ma, Chairman of the company, who spent a stonking HK$31m on stock at an average price of HK$3.85. While that only increased their holding size by 1.1%, it is still a big swing by our standards.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Xin Point Holdings

Notably, that recent purchase by Xiaoming Ma is the biggest insider purchase of Xin Point Holdings shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that even when the share price was higher than HK$3.72 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when an insider has purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price. Xiaoming Ma was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

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

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. Xin Point Holdings insiders own about HK$2.8b worth of shares (which is 74% of the company). 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 Xin Point Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

It's certainly positive 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 Xin Point Holdings. Nice! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Xin Point 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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