Have Pareto Bank Insiders Been Selling Stock?

Anyone interested in Pareto Bank ASA (OB:PARB) should probably be aware that a company insider, Sven Klepp, recently divested kr3.0m worth of shares in the company, at an average price of kr58.50 each. The eyebrow raising move amounted to a reduction of 21% in their holding.

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Pareto Bank Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by Sven Klepp was the biggest sale of Pareto Bank shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of kr57.50. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Pareto Bank insiders own about kr310m worth of shares. That equates to 7.0% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Do The Pareto Bank Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider sold Pareto Bank shares recently, but they didn't buy any. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. In terms of investment risks, we've identified 3 warning signs with Pareto Bank and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

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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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