One Austriacard Holdings Insider Raised Their Stake In The Previous Year

Looking at Austriacard Holdings AG's (ATH:ACAG ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net buyers. That is, there were more number of shares purchased by insiders than there were sold.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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Austriacard Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Chairman of the Management Board Nikolaos Lykos for €259k worth of shares, at about €11.79 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of €14.40. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

Nikolaos Lykos purchased 50.00k shares over the year. The average price per share was €11.87. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Insider Ownership Of Austriacard Holdings

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. Austriacard Holdings insiders own 42% of the company, currently worth about €218m based on the recent share price. 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 Austriacard Holdings Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Austriacard Holdings shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, Austriacard Holdings insiders feel good about the company's future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Austriacard Holdings. For example - Austriacard Holdings has 3 warning signs 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, but not derivative transactions.

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