One PION Group Insider Raised Their Stake In The Previous Year

Insiders were net buyers of PION Group AB (publ)'s (STO:PION B ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders bought more stock than they sold.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, 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 PION Group

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by insider Thomas Krishan for kr1.5m worth of shares, at about kr7.09 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is kr7.17. That means they have been optimistic about the company in the past, though they may have changed their mind. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider bought shares at close to current prices. Thomas Krishan was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

Thomas Krishan purchased 302.58k shares over the year. The average price per share was kr6.89. 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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Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Our data indicates that PION Group insiders own about kr40m worth of shares (which is 12% of the company). But they may have an indirect interest through a corporate structure that we haven't picked up on. Whilst better than nothing, we're not overly impressed by these holdings.

What Might The Insider Transactions At PION Group Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded PION Group shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Overall we don't see anything to make us think PION Group 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. When we did our research, we found 3 warning signs for PION Group (1 shouldn't be ignored!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

But note: PION Group may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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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