This Interpump Group Insider Reduced Their Stake By 109%

Insiders were net sellers of Interpump Group S.p.A.'s (BIT:IP ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders sold more stock than they bought.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, 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 Interpump Group

The CEO & Executive Director, Fabio Marasi, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for €254k worth of shares at a price of €42.38 each. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is €34.56. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Fabio Marasi.

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!

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Does Interpump Group Boast High Insider Ownership?

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Our information indicates that Interpump Group insiders own about -€17k worth of shares. But they may have an indirect interest through a corporate structure that we haven't picked up on. We might be missing something but that seems like very low insider ownership.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Interpump Group Insiders?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. The insider transactions at Interpump Group are not inspiring us to buy. We also note that, as far as we can see, insider ownership is fairly low, compared to other companies. Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Interpump Group.

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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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