AVTECH Sweden Chief Executive Officer Acquires 5,714% More Stock

AVTECH Sweden AB (publ) (STO:AVT B) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the Chief Executive Officer, David Rytter, recently bought a whopping kr14m worth of stock, at a price of kr6.90. That purchase boosted their holding by 5,714%, which makes us wonder if the move was inspired by quietly confident deeply-felt optimism.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At AVTECH Sweden

Notably, that recent purchase by David Rytter is the biggest insider purchase of AVTECH Sweden shares that we've seen in the last year. That implies that an insider found the current price of kr7.56 per share to be enticing. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. We do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. The good news for AVTECH Sweden share holders is that an insider was buying at near the current price. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was David Rytter.

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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. AVTECH Sweden insiders own about kr109m worth of shares. That equates to 26% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About AVTECH Sweden Insiders?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about AVTECH Sweden. Nice! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for AVTECH Sweden (of which 1 is a bit concerning!) you should know about.

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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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