Archosaur Games Inc. (HKG:9990) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the Executive Chairman of the Board & CEO, Qing Li, recently bought a whopping HK$4.1m worth of stock, at a price of HK$5.84. While that only increased their holding size by 0.3%, it is still a big swing by our standards.

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Archosaur Games Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent purchase by Qing Li was the biggest purchase of Archosaur Games shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That implies that an insider found the current price of HK$5.94 per share to be enticing. 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. Happily, the Archosaur Games insider decided to buy shares at close to current prices. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Qing Li.

Qing Li bought 900.00k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of HK$7.17. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Does Archosaur Games Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Archosaur Games insiders own about HK$1.7b worth of shares (which is 36% 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.

So What Do The Archosaur Games Insider Transactions Indicate?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Archosaur Games. 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. To assist with this, we've discovered 1 warning sign that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Archosaur Games.

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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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