One BE Semiconductor Industries Insider Has Reduced Their Stake

Viewing insider transactions for BE Semiconductor Industries N.V.'s (AMS:BESI ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net sellers. This means that a larger number of shares were sold by insiders in relation to shares purchased.

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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BE Semiconductor Industries Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Chairman of Management Board, Richard Blickman, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for €16m worth of shares at a price of €165 each. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of €136. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels. Richard Blickman was the only individual insider to sell shares in the last twelve months.

The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It's great to see that BE Semiconductor Industries insiders own 1.7% of the company, worth about €183m. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Do The BE Semiconductor Industries Insider Transactions Indicate?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. It's great to see high levels of insider ownership, but looking back over the last year, we don't gain confidence from the BE Semiconductor Industries insiders selling. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing BE Semiconductor Industries. To assist with this, we've discovered 1 warning sign that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of BE Semiconductor Industries.

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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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