This Vaisala Oyj Insider Reduced Their Stake By 14%

Viewing insider transactions for Vaisala Oyj's (HEL:VAIAS ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net sellers. This means that a larger number of shares were sold by insiders in relation to shares purchased.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Vaisala Oyj

The Executive Vice President of Operations, Vesa Pylvänäinen, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for €197k worth of shares at a price of €43.90 each. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of €36.00. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Vesa Pylvänäinen.

Vesa Pylvänäinen sold a total of 7.00k shares over the year at an average price of €43.63. 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

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Vaisala Oyj insiders own about €256m worth of shares (which is 20% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Do The Vaisala Oyj Insider Transactions Indicate?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Vaisala Oyj shares in the last quarter. It's heartening that insiders own plenty of stock, but we'd like to see more insider buying, since the last year of Vaisala Oyj insider transactions don't fill us with confidence. Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in Vaisala Oyj, 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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