Anyone interested in China Glass Holdings Limited (HKG:3300) should probably be aware that a company insider, Tan Hung Sze, recently divested HK$2.1m worth of shares in the company, at an average price of HK$1.46 each. However, the silver lining is that the sale only reduced their total holding by 0.9%, so we're hesitant to read anything much into it, on its own.

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China Glass Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The CEO & Executive Director Guo Lyu made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for HK$2.4m worth of shares at a price of HK$0.80 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of HK$1.38. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

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

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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that China Glass Holdings insiders own 9.8% of the company, worth about HK$247m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Does This Data Suggest About China Glass Holdings Insiders?

An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. In contrast, they appear keener if you look at the last twelve months. And insider ownership remains quite considerable. So the recent selling doesn't worry us. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing China Glass Holdings. To that end, you should learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with China Glass Holdings (including 2 which make us uncomfortable).

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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, but not derivative transactions.

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