Aalberts Insider Lowered Holding By 30% During Last Year

Insiders were net sellers of Aalberts N.V.'s (AMS:AALB ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders sold more stock than they bought.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, 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 Aalberts

The Advisor, Arno Monincx, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for €493k worth of shares at a price of €42.39 each. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (€26.80). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Arno Monincx.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 8.00k shares for €259k. On the other hand they divested 11.64k shares, for €493k. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Aalberts Insiders Bought Stock Recently

Over the last three months, we've seen significant insider buying at Aalberts. Overall, two insiders shelled out €259k for shares in the company -- and none sold. This could be interpreted as suggesting a positive outlook.

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. It's great to see that Aalberts insiders own 8.0% of the company, worth about €236m. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Aalberts Tell Us?

It is good to see recent purchasing. On the other hand the transaction history, over the last year, isn't so positive. The high levels of insider ownership, and the recent buying by some insiders suggests they are well aligned and optimistic. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. For example - Aalberts 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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