Karl Tobieson Spends kr750k On Linc Stock

Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the Linc AB (STO:LINC) Chief Executive Officer, Karl Tobieson, recently bought kr750k worth of stock, for kr75.00 per share. Nevertheless, it only increased their shareholding by a minuscule percentage, and it wasn't a massive purchase by absolute value, either.

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Linc Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Chairman, Bengt Julander, for kr46m worth of shares, at about kr68.00 per share. That means that an insider was selling shares at slightly below the current price (kr73.00). We generally consider it a negative if insiders have been selling, especially if they did so below the current price, because it implies that they considered a lower price to be reasonable. Please do note, however, that sellers may have a variety of reasons for selling, so we don't know for sure what they think of the stock price. It is worth noting that this sale was only 2.1% of Bengt Julander's holding.

All up, insiders sold more shares in Linc than they bought, over the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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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Does Linc Boast High 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. Linc insiders own 62% of the company, currently worth about kr2.6b based on the recent share price. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Linc Insiders?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. On the other hand the transaction history, over the last year, isn't so positive. The high levels of insider ownership, and the recent buying by an insider suggests they are well aligned and optimistic. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Linc. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for Linc 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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