Have Ayima Group AB (publ) (STO:AYIMA B) Insiders Been Selling Their Stock?

Investors may wish to note that the CEO & Director of Ayima Group AB (publ), Michael Jacobson, recently netted kr59k from selling stock, receiving an average price of kr9.88. However we note that the sale only shrunk their holding by 0.7%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Ayima Group

Earlier in the year, CEO & Director Michael Jacobson paid kr8.09 per share in a kr109k purchase. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of kr14.45. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid kr458k for 54.50k shares. But they sold 6.00k shares for kr59k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Ayima Group insiders. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Insider Ownership of Ayima Group

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Ayima Group insiders own 61% of the company, currently worth about kr62m based on the recent share price. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Ayima Group Tell Us?

An insider sold Ayima Group shares recently, but they didn't buy any. On the other hand, the insider transactions over the last year are encouraging. And insider ownership remains quite considerable. So we're happy to look past recent trading. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. When we did our research, we found 4 warning signs for Ayima Group (1 is significant!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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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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