Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström Holding Insiders Added kr11.7m Of Stock To Their Holdings

Over the last year, a good number of insiders have significantly increased their holdings in Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström Holding AB (publ) (STO:AJA B). This is encouraging because it indicates that insiders are more optimistic about the company's prospects.

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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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström Holding

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by CEO & Director Tomas Bergstrom for kr11m worth of shares, at about kr259 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is kr269. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider purchases were made at close to current prices.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 45.25k shares for kr12m. But insiders sold 1.08k shares worth kr314k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström Holding insiders. 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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Insiders At Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström Holding Have Bought Stock Recently

We saw some Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström Holding insider buying shares in the last three months. Deputy CEO & CFO Frida Akerblom shelled out kr150k for shares in that time. It's great to see that insiders are only buying, not selling. But in this case the amount purchased means the recent transaction may not be very meaningful on its own.

Insider Ownership Of Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström Holding

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. Insiders own 17% of Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström Holding shares, worth about kr330m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström Holding Insiders?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström Holding. Looks promising! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström Holding. At Simply Wall St, we found 1 warning sign for Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström 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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