Interim CEO & Director of Bactiguard Holding Picks Up 3.1% More Stock

Bactiguard Holding AB (publ) (STO:BACTI B) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the Interim CEO & Director, Thomas von Koch, recently bought a whopping kr9.1m worth of stock, at a price of kr59.61. While that only increased their holding size by 3.1%, it is still a big swing by our standards.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Bactiguard Holding

In fact, the recent purchase by Interim CEO & Director Thomas von Koch was not their only acquisition of Bactiguard Holding shares this year. They previously made an even bigger purchase of kr24m worth of shares at a price of kr63.39 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than kr62.00 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. 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. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when an insider has purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price. Thomas von Koch was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

Thomas von Koch bought a total of 537.15k shares over the year at an average price of kr62.32. 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 Bactiguard Holding

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. It appears that Bactiguard Holding insiders own 10% of the company, worth about kr226m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Bactiguard Holding Tell Us?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. However, we note that the company didn't make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about Bactiguard Holding. That's what I like to see! While we like knowing 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. At Simply Wall St, we found 1 warning sign for Bactiguard Holding that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

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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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