Insiders who sold Aker BP ASA (OB:AKRBP) earlier this year probably made the right call as market cap dropped by kr11b

Insiders seem to have made the most of their holdings by selling US$61k worth of Aker BP ASA (OB:AKRBP) stock at an average sell price of US$362 during the past year. After the stock price dropped 6.5% last week, the company's market value declined by kr11b, but insiders were able to mitigate their losses.

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 Aker BP

There wasn't any very large single transaction over the last year, but we can still observe some trading.

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 Aker BP

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. Our data suggests Aker BP insiders own 0.02% of the company, worth about kr28m. But they may have an indirect interest through a corporate structure that we haven't picked up on. We prefer to see high levels of insider ownership.

So What Do The Aker BP Insider Transactions Indicate?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Aker BP shares in the last quarter. We don't take much encouragement from the transactions by Aker BP insiders. The modest level of insider ownership is, at least, some comfort. 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. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for Aker BP you should be aware of, and 2 of them are concerning.

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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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