Insiders who bought North Asia Strategic Holdings Limited (HKG:8080) stock lover the last 12 months are probably not as affected by last week’s 11% loss. Even after accounting for the recent loss, the HK$3.26m worth of stock purchased by them is now worth HK$4.62m or in other words, their investment continues to give good returns.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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North Asia Strategic Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Executive Chairlady Yifan Zhang for HK$3.3m worth of shares, at about HK$0.25 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of HK$0.35. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Does North Asia Strategic Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. North Asia Strategic Holdings insiders own about HK$124m worth of shares (which is 77% of the company). I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Do The North Asia Strategic Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, North Asia Strategic Holdings insiders feel good about the company's future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing North Asia Strategic Holdings. To help with this, we've discovered 3 warning signs (1 shouldn't be ignored!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in North Asia Strategic Holdings.

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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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