B3 Consulting Group Insider Sellers Miss The Bus As Stock Jumps 13%

While B3 Consulting Group AB (publ) (STO:B3) shareholders have enjoyed a good week with stock up 13%, they need remain vigilant. In spite of the relatively cheap prices, insiders made the decision to sell kr3.3m worth of stock in the last 12 months. This could be a warning indicator of vulnerabilities in the future.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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B3 Consulting Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the insider, Tommy Sarenbrant, sold kr1.7m worth of shares at a price of kr164 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is kr94.00. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 6.60k shares for kr764k. On the other hand they divested 18.98k shares, for kr3.3m. All up, insiders sold more shares in B3 Consulting Group than they bought, 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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Insiders At B3 Consulting Group Have Bought Stock Recently

There was some insider buying at B3 Consulting Group over the last quarter. Insiders bought kr121k worth of shares in that time. It's great to see that insiders are only buying, not selling. However, in this case the amount invested recently is quite small.

Does B3 Consulting Group Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by 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. Insiders own 27% of B3 Consulting Group shares, worth about kr225m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At B3 Consulting Group Tell Us?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. But we can't say the same for the transactions over the last 12 months. The recent buying by some insiders , along with high insider ownership, suggest that B3 Consulting Group insiders are fairly aligned, and optimistic. While we like knowing 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. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for B3 Consulting Group you should be aware of.

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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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