From what we can see, insiders were net sellers in JNBY Design Limited's (HKG:3306 ) during the past 12 months. That is, insiders sold the stock in greater numbers than they purchased it.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, 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 JNBY Design

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the CEO & Executive Director, Huating Wu, for HK$16m worth of shares, at about HK$16.88 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (HK$14.84). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it. Huating Wu was the only individual insider to sell shares in the last twelve months.

Huating Wu ditched 2.60m shares over the year. The average price per share was CN¥16.41. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. 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

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. JNBY Design insiders own 63% of the company, currently worth about HK$4.8b based on the recent share price. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At JNBY Design Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded JNBY Design shares in the last quarter. While we feel good about high insider ownership of JNBY Design, we can't say the same about the selling of shares. While it's good to be aware of 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. At Simply Wall St, we found 1 warning sign for JNBY Design that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

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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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