Zhiwei Liu Of GoFintech Quantum Innovation Just Spent HK$8.6m On A Handful Of Shares
GoFintech Quantum Innovation Limited (HKG:290) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that insider Zhiwei Liu recently bought a whopping HK$8.6m worth of stock, at a price of HK$2.14. 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 0.1%.
GoFintech Quantum Innovation Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In fact, the recent purchase by insider Zhiwei Liu was not their only acquisition of GoFintech Quantum Innovation shares this year. Earlier in the year, they paid HK$4.03 per share in a HK$2.3b purchase. That means that even when the share price was higher than HK$2.00 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. 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. It is encouraging to see an insider paid above the current price for shares, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Zhiwei Liu.
Zhiwei Liu purchased 1.03b shares over the year. The average price per share was HK$2.79. 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!
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Insider Ownership Of GoFintech Quantum Innovation
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It's great to see that GoFintech Quantum Innovation insiders own 30% of the company, worth about HK$6.2b. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At GoFintech Quantum Innovation 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. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest GoFintech Quantum Innovation insiders are well aligned, and quite possibly think the share price is too low. That's what I like to see! 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. At Simply Wall St, we've found that GoFintech Quantum Innovation has 3 warning signs (2 make us uncomfortable!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.
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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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