One Sivers Semiconductors Insider Has Reduced Their Stake

Looking at Sivers Semiconductors AB (publ)'s (STO:SIVE ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net sellers. That is, there were more number of shares sold by insiders than there were purchased.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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Sivers Semiconductors Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Independent Director, Todd Thomson, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for kr1.7m worth of shares at a price of kr4.49 each. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (kr4.04). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Todd Thomson.

Todd Thomson divested 1.05m shares over the last 12 months at an average price of kr4.23. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. 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 Of Sivers Semiconductors

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. It appears that Sivers Semiconductors insiders own 12% of the company, worth about kr152m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Sivers Semiconductors Tell Us?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. While we feel good about high insider ownership of Sivers Semiconductors, we can't say the same about the selling of shares. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Sivers Semiconductors (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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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