Virginie J. Duperat-Vergne Bought 39% More Shares In Arcadis

Arcadis NV (AMS:ARCAD) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the CFO & Member of Executive Board, Virginie J. Duperat-Vergne, recently bought a whopping €1.3m worth of stock, at a price of €59.91. Aside from being a solid chunk in its own right, the deft move also saw their holding increase by some 39%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Arcadis

In fact, the recent purchase by Virginie J. Duperat-Vergne was the biggest purchase of Arcadis shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is €61.90. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. The good news for Arcadis share holders is that an insider was buying at near the current price. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Virginie J. Duperat-Vergne.

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership Of Arcadis

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 0.8% of Arcadis shares, worth about €44m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Do The Arcadis Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Insiders likely see value in Arcadis shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. For example - Arcadis has 1 warning sign 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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