This Röko Insider Increased Their Holding In The Last Year

Insiders were net buyers of Röko AB (publ)'s (STO:ROKO 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, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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Röko Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Co-Founder Fredrik Karlsson for kr24m worth of shares, at about kr2,048 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being kr1,866). It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock when an insider has bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Fredrik Karlsson.

Fredrik Karlsson purchased 33.22k shares over the year. The average price per share was kr2,073. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Röko insiders own about kr6.5b worth of shares (which is 24% of the company). Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Röko Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no Röko insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, Röko insiders feel good about the company's future. Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in Röko, you should check out this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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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