Favourable Signals For Nederman Holding: Numerous Insiders Acquired Stock

It is usually uneventful when a single insider buys stock. However, When quite a few insiders buy shares, as it happened in Nederman Holding AB (publ)'s (STO:NMAN) case, it's fantastic news for shareholders.

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.

See our latest analysis for Nederman Holding

Nederman Holding Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by President Sven Kristensson for kr874k worth of shares, at about kr193 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is kr197. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. If someone buys shares at well below current prices, it's a good sign on balance, but keep in mind they may no longer see value. Happily, the Nederman Holding insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices.

Nederman Holding insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. 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 Of Nederman Holding

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. From our data, it seems that Nederman Holding insiders own 1.0% of the company, worth about kr72m. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Nederman Holding Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no Nederman Holding insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Nederman Holding insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Nederman Holding 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, but not derivative transactions.

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