One Amer Sports Insider Raised Their Stake In The Previous Year

Insiders were net buyers of Amer Sports, Inc.'s (NYSE:AS ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders bought more stock than 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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Amer Sports Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Director Dennis Wilson bought US$324m worth of shares at a price of US$13.00 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of US$31.97. 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.

The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of undervalued small cap companies that insiders are buying.

Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that Amer Sports insiders own 4.6% of the company, worth about US$797m. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Do The Amer Sports Insider Transactions Indicate?

The fact that there have been no Amer Sports insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, Amer Sports insiders feel good about the company's future. Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Amer Sports.

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.

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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