Insider Buying: The Shop Apotheke Europe N.V. (ETR:SAE) Chairman of the Managing Board & CEO Just Bought €96k Worth Of Shares

Investors who take an interest in Shop Apotheke Europe N.V. (ETR:SAE) should definitely note that the Chairman of the Managing Board & CEO, Stefan Feltens, recently paid €175 per share to buy €96k worth of the stock. However, it only increased shareholding by a small percentage, and it wasn't a huge purchase by absolute value, either.

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Shop Apotheke Europe Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Co-Founder, Stephan Weber, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for €1.6m worth of shares at a price of €126 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even below the current price of €185. When an insider sells below the current price, it suggests that they considered that lower price to be fair. That makes us wonder what they think of the (higher) recent valuation. Please do note, however, that sellers may have a variety of reasons for selling, so we don't know for sure what they think of the stock price. We note that the biggest single sale was only 7.3% of Stephan Weber's holding.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 38.39k shares worth €1.8m. But insiders sold 37.50k shares worth €4.7m. Over the last year we saw more insider selling of Shop Apotheke Europe shares, than buying. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership of Shop Apotheke Europe

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Shop Apotheke Europe insiders own about €1.6b worth of shares (which is 48% 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 Shop Apotheke Europe Insider Transactions Indicate?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. But we can't say the same for the transactions over the last 12 months. The recent buying by an insider , along with high insider ownership, suggest that Shop Apotheke Europe insiders are fairly aligned, and optimistic. 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. To assist with this, we've discovered 2 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Shop Apotheke Europe.

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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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