Executive VP Of Sdiptech Sold 54% Of Their Shares

Some Sdiptech AB (publ) (STO:SDIP B) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Executive VP, Anders Mattson, recently sold a substantial kr6.1m worth of stock at a price of kr227 per share. Probably the most concerning element of the whole transaction is that the disposal amounted to 54% of their entire holding.

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Sdiptech Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by Anders Mattson was the biggest sale of Sdiptech shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of kr220. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid kr3.4m for 10.40k shares. But they sold 47.03k shares for kr11m. Over the last year we saw more insider selling of Sdiptech shares, than buying. 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 Sdiptech

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 6.6% of Sdiptech shares, worth about kr553m. 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 Do The Sdiptech Insider Transactions Indicate?

Insiders sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. Despite some insider buying, the longer term picture doesn't make us feel much more positive. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. Our analysis shows 2 warning signs for Sdiptech (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) and we strongly recommend you look at these 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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