We wouldn't blame New Gonow Recreational Vehicles Inc. (HKG:805) shareholders if they were a little worried about the fact that Xuezhong Miao, the Chairman & CEO recently netted about HK$7.3m selling shares at an average price of HK$1.11. However, that sale only accounted for 0.9% of their holding, so arguably it doesn't say much about their conviction.
Notably, that recent sale by Xuezhong Miao is the biggest insider sale of New Gonow Recreational Vehicles shares that we've seen in the last year. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of HK$1.09. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern.
The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. New Gonow Recreational Vehicles insiders own about HK$771m worth of shares (which is 74% 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.
An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. While conducting our analysis, we found that New Gonow Recreational Vehicles has 3 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore these.
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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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