Lennart Karlsson Is The Chairman of HEBA Fastighets AB (publ) (STO:HEBA B) And They Just Picked Up 14% More Shares

Potential HEBA Fastighets AB (publ) (STO:HEBA B) shareholders may wish to note that the Chairman, Lennart Karlsson, recently bought kr1.1m worth of stock, paying kr106 for each share. That's a very solid buy in our book, and increased their holding by a noteworthy 14%.

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HEBA Fastighets Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Lennart Karlsson is the biggest insider purchase of HEBA Fastighets shares that we've seen in the last year. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is kr107. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. We do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. Happily, the HEBA Fastighets insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices.

In the last twelve months HEBA Fastighets insiders were buying shares, but not selling. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. HEBA Fastighets insiders own 49% of the company, currently worth about kr4.4b based on the recent share price. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At HEBA Fastighets Tell Us?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchases. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about HEBA Fastighets. One for the watchlist, at least! So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Our analysis shows 2 warning signs for HEBA Fastighets (1 is a bit unpleasant!) and we strongly recommend you look at these before investing.

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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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