Those following along with Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited (HKG:2313) will no doubt be intrigued by the recent purchase of shares by Jianrong Ma, Executive Chairman of the Board of the company, who spent a stonking HK$6.1m on stock at an average price of HK$43.12. There's no denying a buy of that magnitude suggests conviction in a brighter future, although we do note that proportionally it only increased their holding by 0.02%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Shenzhou International Group Holdings

In fact, the recent purchase by Jianrong Ma was the biggest purchase of Shenzhou International Group Holdings shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of HK$48.45. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and 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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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. Shenzhou International Group Holdings insiders own about HK$31b worth of shares (which is 42% 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 Does This Data Suggest About Shenzhou International Group Holdings Insiders?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Shenzhou International Group Holdings insiders are well aligned, and quite possibly think the share price is too low. Nice! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Shenzhou International Group Holdings. To assist with this, we've discovered 1 warning sign that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Shenzhou International Group Holdings.

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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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