P/F Bakkafrost Insider Ups Holding During Year

Looking at P/F Bakkafrost's (OB:BAKKA ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net buyers. That is, there were more number of shares purchased by insiders than there were sold.

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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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At P/F Bakkafrost

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Chief Executive Officer Johan Jacobsen for kr4.9m worth of shares, at about kr423 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of kr488. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership Of P/F Bakkafrost

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that P/F Bakkafrost insiders own 24% of the company, worth about kr6.9b. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Do The P/F Bakkafrost Insider Transactions Indicate?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like P/F Bakkafrost insiders think the business has merit. Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in P/F Bakkafrost, you should check out this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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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