Insider Purchases Worth €461.7k See Losses As Fugro Market Value Drops To €1.0b

Insiders who bought €461.7k worth of Fugro N.V.'s (AMS:FUR) stock at an average buy price of €12.51 over the last year may be disappointed by the recent 12% decrease in the stock. This is not good as insiders invest based on expectations that their money will appreciate over time. However, as a result of recent losses, their original investment is now worth only €340.2k.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Fugro

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Chairman of Management Board & CEO, Mark Rembold Heine, for €248k worth of shares, at about €13.75 per share. 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 (€9.22). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price. Mark Rembold Heine was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 36.90k shares for €462k. On the other hand they divested 18.00k shares, for €248k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Fugro insiders. 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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Insiders At Fugro Have Bought Stock Recently

Over the last quarter, Fugro insiders have spent a meaningful amount on shares. Not only was there no selling that we can see, but they collectively bought €338k worth of shares. This is a positive in our book as it implies some confidence.

Insider Ownership

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Fugro insiders own about €37m worth of shares. That equates to 3.7% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Fugro Tell Us?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Insiders likely see value in Fugro shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). 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 - Fugro has 2 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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