Otto Persson Is The Chairman of the Board of Train Alliance Sweden AB (publ) (STO:TRAIN B) And They Just Picked Up 9.9% More Shares

Investors who take an interest in Train Alliance Sweden AB (publ) (STO:TRAIN B) should definitely note that the Chairman of the Board, Otto Persson, recently paid kr70.70 per share to buy kr3.5m worth of the stock. While that's a very decent purchase to our minds, it was proportionally a bit modest, boosting their holding by just 9.9%.

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Train Alliance Sweden Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent purchase by Otto Persson was the biggest purchase of Train Alliance Sweden shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of kr73.10. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. 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. The good news for Train Alliance Sweden share holders is that insiders were buying at near the current price.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 50.26k shares worth kr3.6m. But they sold 451.00 shares for kr30k. Overall, Train Alliance Sweden insiders were net buyers during the last year. 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

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 17% of Train Alliance Sweden shares, worth about kr332m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Do The Train Alliance Sweden Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Train Alliance Sweden. That's what I like to see! 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. Our analysis shows 4 warning signs for Train Alliance Sweden (3 are potentially serious!) and we strongly recommend you look at them before investing.

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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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