Don't Ignore The Insider Selling In CapMan Oyj

Investors may wish to note that the Chief Executive Officer of CapMan Oyj, Pia Kall, recently netted €56k from selling stock, receiving an average price of €1.98. On the bright side, that's just a small sale and only reduced their holding by 9.6%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At CapMan Oyj

The Executive Chair Joakim Frimodig made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for €96k worth of shares at a price of €1.92 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is €1.95. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. Happily, the CapMan Oyj insider decided to buy shares at close to current prices. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Joakim Frimodig.

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!

CapMan Oyj is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.

Insider Ownership Of CapMan Oyj

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that CapMan Oyj insiders own 7.5% of the company, worth about €26m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

What Might The Insider Transactions At CapMan Oyj Tell Us?

Insider purchases may have been minimal, in the last three months, but there was no selling at all. That said, the purchases were not large. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Insiders own shares in CapMan Oyj and we see no evidence to suggest they are worried about the future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing CapMan Oyj. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for CapMan Oyj you should be aware of, and 1 of them doesn't sit too well with us.

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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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