The CFO & Member of Management Board of ASM International NV (AMS:ASM), Paulus Antonius Henricus Verhagen, Just Bought A Few More Shares

Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the ASM International NV (AMS:ASM) CFO & Member of Management Board, Paulus Antonius Henricus Verhagen, recently bought €70k worth of stock, for €279 per share. Nevertheless, it only increased their shareholding by a minuscule percentage, and it wasn't a massive purchase by absolute value, either.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At ASM International

In fact, the recent purchase by Paulus Antonius Henricus Verhagen was the biggest purchase of ASM International shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of €271. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when an insider has purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Paulus Antonius Henricus Verhagen.

You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Insider Ownership Of ASM International

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. Insiders own 0.06% of ASM International shares, worth about €7.7m, according to our data. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

So What Do The ASM International Insider Transactions Indicate?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. We would certainly prefer see higher levels of insider ownership but analysis of the insider transactions suggests that ASM International insiders are expecting a bright future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing ASM International. While conducting our analysis, we found that ASM International has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore this.

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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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