Insider Stock Buying Reaches €706.6k On Acomo

Multiple insiders secured a larger position in Acomo N.V. (AMS:ACOMO) shares over the last 12 months. This is reassuring as this suggests that insiders have increased optimism about the company's prospects.

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 Acomo

The Non-Executive Director Jan G. H. Niessen made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for €607k worth of shares at a price of €17.65 each. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of €19.84. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

In the last twelve months Acomo insiders were buying shares, but not selling. 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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Does Acomo Boast High Insider Ownership?

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Acomo insiders own about €125m worth of shares (which is 21% of the company). Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Acomo Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no Acomo insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like Acomo insiders think the business has merit. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Acomo. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Acomo (of which 1 can't be ignored!) you should know about.

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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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