Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the ABR Holdings Limited (SGX:533) MD & Executive Director, Yee Lim Ang, recently bought S$87k worth of stock, for S$0.41 per share. Nevertheless, it only increased their shareholding by a minuscule percentage, and it wasn't a massive purchase by absolute value, either.

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ABR Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Yee Lim Ang is the biggest insider purchase of ABR Holdings shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of S$0.41. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock when an insider has bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price. Yee Lim Ang was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

Yee Lim Ang bought 652.70k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of S$0.44. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and 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!

There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of undervalued small cap companies that insiders are buying.

Insider Ownership Of ABR Holdings

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. ABR Holdings insiders own 59% of the company, currently worth about S$48m based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At ABR Holdings Tell Us?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about ABR Holdings. Looks promising! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing ABR Holdings. At Simply Wall St, we've found that ABR Holdings has 4 warning signs (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.