Potential New Amante Group Limited (HKG:8412) shareholders may wish to note that insider Lin Yuan recently bought HK$2.2m worth of stock, paying HK$0.50 for each share. That certainly has us anticipating the best, especially since they thusly increased their own holding by 108%, potentially signalling some real optimism.

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New Amante Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when insider Ning Wang bought HK$2.4m worth of shares at a price of HK$0.63 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than HK$0.54 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. 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. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.

New Amante Group insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. Their average price was about HK$0.53. Although they bought at below the recent share price, it is good to see that insiders are willing to invest in the company. 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 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 Of New Amante Group

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. New Amante Group insiders own about HK$17m worth of shares. That equates to 35% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Do The New Amante Group Insider Transactions Indicate?

It is good to see recent purchasing. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of New Amante Group we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. 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. At Simply Wall St, we found 3 warning signs for New Amante Group that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

But note: New Amante Group 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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