Insider Stock Buying Reaches kr11.4m On Storskogen Group

When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase stock, like in Storskogen Group AB (publ)'s (STO:STOR B) instance, it's good 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.

Check out our latest analysis for Storskogen Group

Storskogen Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Chairman Annette Rampe for kr2.4m worth of shares, at about kr7.92 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (kr11.57), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

In the last twelve months Storskogen Group insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insiders At Storskogen Group Have Bought Stock Recently

Over the last three months, we've seen significant insider buying at Storskogen Group. Not only was there no selling that we can see, but they collectively bought kr793k worth of shares. This makes one think the business has some good points.

Insider Ownership Of Storskogen Group

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. Storskogen Group insiders own 20% of the company, currently worth about kr3.8b based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Storskogen Group Tell Us?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchases. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. However, we note that the company didn't make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about Storskogen Group. 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. For example - Storskogen Group has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.

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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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