Have Vertiseit Insiders Been Selling Stock?

We wouldn't blame Vertiseit AB (publ) (STO:VERT B) shareholders if they were a little worried about the fact that Johan Lind, the Co-Founder recently netted about kr8.0m selling shares at an average price of kr40.00. That sale reduced their total holding by 13% which is hardly insignificant, but far from the worst we've seen.

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Vertiseit Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent sale by Johan Lind is the biggest insider sale of Vertiseit shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was selling shares at slightly below the current price (kr45.00). When an insider sells below the current price, it suggests that they considered that lower price to be fair. That makes us wonder what they think of the (higher) recent valuation. Please do note, however, that sellers may have a variety of reasons for selling, so we don't know for sure what they think of the stock price. We note that the biggest single sale was only 13%of Johan Lind's holding.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid kr887k for 43.11k shares. But insiders sold 510.00k shares worth kr20m. All up, insiders sold more shares in Vertiseit 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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Does Vertiseit Boast High 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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Vertiseit insiders own about kr409m worth of shares (which is 44% of the company). I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Do The Vertiseit Insider Transactions Indicate?

Insiders sold Vertiseit shares recently, but they didn't buy any. Despite some insider buying, the longer term picture doesn't make us feel much more positive. But it is good to see that Vertiseit is growing earnings. While insiders do own a lot of shares in the company (which is good), our analysis of their transactions doesn't make us feel confident about the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Vertiseit. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for Vertiseit you should know about.

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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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