Insiders at Precio Fishbone AB (publ) (STO:PRCO B) made a tidy sum after selling stock currently priced at kr55.00 at a price of kr62.49

Precio Fishbone AB (publ)'s (STO:PRCO B) stock rose 10% last week, but insiders who sold kr3.4m worth of stock over the last year are probably in a more advantageous position. Selling at an average price of kr62.49, which is higher than the current price, may have been the best move for these insiders because their investment would have been worth less now than when they sold.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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Precio Fishbone Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Chief Executive Officer, Christer Johansson, for kr1.9m worth of shares, at about kr64.60 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 kr55.00. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.

In total, Precio Fishbone insiders sold more than they bought over the last year. 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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Are Precio Fishbone Insiders Buying Or Selling?

There was only a small bit of insider buying, worth kr17k, in the last three months. So it is hard to draw any conclusion about how insiders are feeling about the stock, from these recent trades.

Insider Ownership

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Precio Fishbone insiders own about kr95m worth of shares. That equates to 19% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Precio Fishbone Insiders?

Insider purchases may have been minimal, in the last three months, but there was no selling at all. Overall the buying isn't worth writing home about. Our analysis of Precio Fishbone insider transactions leaves us cautious. The modest level of insider ownership is, at least, some comfort. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Be aware that Precio Fishbone is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those is potentially serious...

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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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