Viewing insider transactions for SUNeVision Holdings Ltd.'s (HKG:1686 ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net sellers. This means that a larger number of shares were sold by insiders in relation to shares purchased.

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.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At SUNeVision Holdings

The COO & Executive Director, Man-Yuen Chan, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for HK$625k worth of shares at a price of HK$7.11 each. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of HK$5.85. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it. Man-Yuen Chan was the only individual insider to sell shares in the last twelve months.

Man-Yuen Chan sold a total of 198.00k shares over the year at an average price of HK$7.12. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership of SUNeVision Holdings

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. SUNeVision Holdings insiders own about HK$102m worth of shares. That equates to 0.4% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At SUNeVision Holdings Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no SUNeVision Holdings insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. It's great to see high levels of insider ownership, but looking back over the last year, we don't gain confidence from the SUNeVision Holdings insiders selling. 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. In terms of investment risks, we've identified 2 warning signs with SUNeVision Holdings and understanding these should be part of your investment process.

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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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