Bullish Cint Group Insiders Rewarded As Their Investment Rises To €10.0m

Cint Group AB (publ) (STO:CINT) insiders who purchased shares in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The stock climbed by 11% resulting in a kr318m addition to the company’s market value. In other words, the original €8.27m purchase is now worth €10.0m.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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Cint Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Chief Executive Officer Patrick Comer bought kr2.9m worth of shares at a price of kr7.26 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of kr8.90. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

While Cint Group insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Cint Group Insiders Bought Stock Recently

Over the last quarter, Cint Group insiders have spent a meaningful amount on shares. Overall, two insiders shelled out kr5.0m for shares in the company -- and none sold. This is a positive in our book as it implies some confidence.

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. Insiders own 4.1% of Cint Group shares, worth about kr131m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Cint Group Insiders?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Cint Group. One for the watchlist, at least! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. At Simply Wall St, we found 1 warning sign for Cint Group that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

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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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