Wihlborgs Fastigheter Insiders Placed Bullish Bets Worth kr13.8m

Over the last year, a good number of insiders have significantly increased their holdings in Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (publ) (STO:WIHL). This is encouraging because it indicates that insiders are more optimistic about the company's prospects.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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Wihlborgs Fastigheter Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Executive Chairman of the Board Anders Jarl for kr13m worth of shares, at about kr77.70 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being kr69.00). 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 if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price. We note that Anders Jarl was both the biggest buyer and the biggest seller.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid kr14m for 177.86k shares. But they sold 168.80k shares for kr13m. In total, Wihlborgs Fastigheter insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Does Wihlborgs Fastigheter Boast High 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. Insiders own 1.5% of Wihlborgs Fastigheter shares, worth about kr309m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Wihlborgs Fastigheter Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Wihlborgs Fastigheter shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like Wihlborgs Fastigheter insiders think the business has merit. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Wihlborgs Fastigheter. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for Wihlborgs Fastigheter (of which 1 can't be ignored!) you should know about.

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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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