TKH Group N.V. (AMS:TWEKA) is up 10%, while insiders who purchased €2.4m are up 21%

TKH Group N.V. (AMS:TWEKA) insiders who purchased shares in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The stock climbed by 10% resulting in a €142m addition to the company’s market value. As a result, their original purchase of €2.4m worth of stock is now worth €2.9m.

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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TKH Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Chairman of the Executive Board & CEO, J. M. Van Der Lof, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for €1.3m worth of shares at a price of €45.65 each. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place 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 €37.30. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 77.22k shares worth €2.4m. On the other hand they divested 49.38k shares, for €2.1m. In total, TKH Group insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. The average buy price was around €30.95. We don't deny that it is nice to see insiders buying stock in the company. However, you should keep in mind that they bought when the share price was meaningfully below today's levels. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. TKH Group insiders own 6.6% of the company, currently worth about €101m based on the recent share price. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About TKH Group Insiders?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. It would be great to see more insider buying, but overall it seems like TKH Group insiders are reasonably well aligned (owning significant chunk of the company's shares) and optimistic for the future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing TKH Group. Our analysis shows 2 warning signs for TKH Group (1 is significant!) and we strongly recommend you look at these before investing.

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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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