Potential QAF Limited (SGX:Q01) shareholders may wish to note that the Joint Group MD & Executive Director, Lin Kejian, recently bought S$355k worth of stock, paying S$0.79 for each share. That certainly has us anticipating the best, especially since they thusly increased their own holding by 945%, potentially signalling some real optimism.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At QAF

In fact, the recent purchase by Lin Kejian was the biggest purchase of QAF shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of S$0.79. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. We do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. The good news for QAF share holders is that an insider was buying at near the current price. Lin Kejian was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

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 growing companies that insiders are buying.

Insider Ownership Of QAF

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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. QAF insiders own 65% of the company, currently worth about S$295m based on the recent share price. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Do The QAF Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. 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 QAF. One for the watchlist, at least! While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. For example, QAF has 3 warning signs (and 1 which doesn't sit too well with us) we think you should know about.

But note: QAF may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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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