Looking at SY Holdings Group Limited's (HKG:6069 ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net buyers. That is, there were more number of shares purchased by insiders than there were sold.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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SY Holdings Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Chairman Chi Fung Tung made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for HK$5.0m worth of shares at a price of HK$5.98 each. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (HK$6.81), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Does SY Holdings Group 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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. SY Holdings Group insiders own about HK$3.8b worth of shares (which is 57% 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.

So What Does This Data Suggest About SY Holdings Group Insiders?

The fact that there have been no SY Holdings Group insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like SY Holdings Group insiders think the business has merit. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing SY Holdings Group. To help with this, we've discovered 2 warning signs (1 is potentially serious!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in SY Holdings Group.

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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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