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Kiyotaka Ando Is The Chairman & CEO of Nissin Foods Company Limited (HKG:1475) And They Just Picked Up 2.8% More Shares

Potential Nissin Foods Company Limited (HKG:1475) shareholders may wish to note that the Chairman & CEO, Kiyotaka Ando, recently bought HK$3.4m worth of stock, paying HK$6.45 for each share. While that's a very decent purchase to our minds, it was proportionally a bit modest, boosting their holding by just 2.8%.

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Nissin Foods Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent purchase by Kiyotaka Ando was the biggest purchase of Nissin Foods shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of HK$6.43. 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. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing 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.

In the last twelve months Nissin Foods insiders were buying shares, but not selling. The chart below shows insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

SEHK:1475 Recent Insider Trading May 29th 2020
SEHK:1475 Recent Insider Trading May 29th 2020

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Insider Ownership

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Nissin Foods insiders own about HK$119m worth of shares. That equates to 1.7% 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 Nissin Foods Tell Us?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Nissin Foods insiders are well aligned, and quite possibly think the share price is too low. That's what I like to see! Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in Nissin Foods, you should check out this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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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