The recent 17% drop in Royal Century Resources Holdings Limited's (HKG:8125) stock could come as a blow to insiders who purchased HK$7.10m worth of stock at an average buy price of HK$0.16 over the past 12 months. Insiders invest with the hopes of seeing their money grow in value over time. However, as a result of recent losses, their initial investment is now only worth HK$3.26m, which is not what they expected.

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.

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Royal Century Resources Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The insider Shing Kuen Li made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for HK$7.1m worth of shares at a price of HK$0.16 each. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of HK$0.073. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. 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. Shing Kuen Li 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. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Royal Century Resources Holdings

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 20% of Royal Century Resources Holdings shares, worth about HK$3.3m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Do The Royal Century Resources Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Royal Century Resources Holdings shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders do have a stake in Royal Century Resources Holdings and their transactions don't cause us concern. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Royal Century Resources Holdings. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Royal Century Resources Holdings you should be aware of.

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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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