Qt Group Oyj Insiders Sold €532k Of Shares Suggesting Hesitancy

Quite a few Qt Group Oyj (HEL:QTCOM) insiders sold their shares over the past year, which may be a cause for concern. When evaluating insider transactions, knowing whether insiders are buying versus if they selling is usually more beneficial, as the latter can be open to many interpretations. However, when multiple insiders sell stock over a specific duration, shareholders should take notice as that could possibly be a red flag.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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Qt Group Oyj Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Senior VP of Product Management, Juhapekka Niemi, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for €401k worth of shares at a price of €80.16 each. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of €78.64. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. We note that this sale took place at around the current price, so it isn't a major concern, though it's hardly a good sign.

In the last year Qt Group Oyj insiders didn't buy any company stock. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. 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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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. Qt Group Oyj insiders own about €169m worth of shares (which is 8.5% of the company). Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Qt Group Oyj Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no Qt Group Oyj insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. It's great to see high levels of insider ownership, but looking back over the last year, we don't gain confidence from the Qt Group Oyj insiders selling. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Qt Group Oyj. For example - Qt Group Oyj has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.

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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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