Insiders who bought CN¥3.4m worth of Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology Co., Ltd.'s (HKG:2190) stock at an average buy price of CN¥26.19 over the last year may be disappointed by the recent 9.5% decrease in the stock. Insiders invest with the hopes of seeing their money grow in value over time. However, as a result of recent losses, their initial investment is now only worth CN¥1.5m, which is not what they expected.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

Check out our latest analysis for Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Founder Zhong Zhao for HK$1.8m worth of shares, at about HK$26.26 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being HK$11.86). It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. 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. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Zhong Zhao.

Zhong Zhao purchased 129.00k shares over the year. The average price per share was HK$26.19. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Insider Ownership

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. 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 Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology insiders own 24% of the company, worth about HK$951m. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology Insiders?

The fact that there have been no Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology insiders feel good about the company's future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology. While conducting our analysis, we found that Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore this.

Of course Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of high quality companies.

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, but not derivative transactions.

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