Don't Ignore The Insider Selling In China New Energy

We wouldn't blame China New Energy Limited (HKG:1156) shareholders if they were a little worried about the fact that Zhaoxing Tang, a company insider, recently netted about HK$9.2m selling shares at an average price of HK$0.30. Probably the most concerning element of the whole transaction is that the disposal amounted to 68% of their entire holding.

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China New Energy Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by Zhaoxing Tang was the biggest sale of China New Energy shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of HK$0.28. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

Insiders in China New Energy didn't buy any shares in the last year. 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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I will like China New Energy better if I see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of undervalued and small cap stocks with considerable, recent, insider buying.

Insider Ownership Of China New Energy

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. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It's great to see that China New Energy insiders own 45% of the company, worth about HK$75m. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At China New Energy Tell Us?

An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. The company boasts high insider ownership, but we're a little hesitant, given the history of share sales. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing China New Energy. When we did our research, we found 5 warning signs for China New Energy (2 are concerning!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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