How Many NGS Group AB (publ) (STO:NGS) Shares Have Insiders Sold, In The Last Year?

It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. The flip side of that is that there are more than a few examples of insiders dumping stock prior to a period of weak performance. So we'll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in NGS Group AB (publ) (STO:NGS).

What Is Insider Buying?

It's quite normal to see company insiders, such as board members, trading in company stock, from time to time. However, rules govern insider transactions, and certain disclosures are required.

Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. For example, a Harvard University study found that 'insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year'.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At NGS Group

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the insider, Per Odgren, sold kr4.3m worth of shares at a price of kr15.10 per share. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of kr14.35. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. We note that this sale took place at around the current price, so it isn't a major concern, though it's hardly a good sign. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Per Odgren.

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership of NGS Group

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Our data indicates that NGS Group insiders own about kr15m 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. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership.

What Might The Insider Transactions At NGS Group Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no NGS Group insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. We don't take much encouragement from the transactions by NGS Group insiders. But it's good to see that insiders own shares in the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing NGS Group. To that end, you should learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with NGS Group (including 1 which shouldn't be ignored).

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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, but not derivative transactions.

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