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We’ve lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. The flip side of that is that there are more than a few examples of insiders dumping stock prior to a period of weak performance. So before you buy or sell Luk Fook Holdings (International) Limited (HKG:590), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
What Is Insider Buying?
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, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.
We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. 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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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Luk Fook Holdings (International)
Founder Wai Wong made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for HK$15m worth of shares at a price of HK$26.80 each. So it’s clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher 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.
Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid HK$53m for 2.04m shares. But they sold 10.00k for HK$261k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Luk Fook Holdings (International) insiders. Their average price was about HK$26.10. I’d consider this a positive as it suggests insiders see value at around the current price, which is HK$26.00. You can see the insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
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Insiders at Luk Fook Holdings (International) Have Bought Stock Recently
There has been significantly more insider buying, than selling, at Luk Fook Holdings (International), over the last three months. In total, Wai Wong bought HK$23m worth of shares in that time. But we did see Hau Yeung Wong sell shares worth HK$261k. Insiders have spent more buying shares than they have selling, so on balance we think they are are probably optimistic.