Trade Alert: The Chairman Of Bilia AB (publ) (STO:BILI A), Mats Qviberg, Has Just Spent kr2.7m Buying A Few More Shares

Potential Bilia AB (publ) (STO:BILI A) shareholders may wish to note that the Chairman , Mats Qviberg, recently bought kr2.7m worth of stock, paying kr108 for each share. Although the purchase is not a big one, by either a percentage standpoint or absolute value, it can be seen as a good sign.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Bilia

In fact, the recent purchase by Chairman Mats Qviberg was not their only acquisition of Bilia shares this year. They previously made an even bigger purchase of kr5.8m worth of shares at a price of kr92.43 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of kr113. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. 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. Happily, the Bilia insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices.

In the last twelve months Bilia insiders were buying shares, but not selling. 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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Insider Ownership of Bilia

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It's great to see that Bilia insiders own 20% of the company, worth about kr2.2b. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Do The Bilia Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about Bilia. One for the watchlist, at least! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Bilia. You'd be interested to know, that we found 2 warning signs for Bilia and we suggest you have a look.

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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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