Diebold Nixdorf Insiders Placed Bullish Bets Worth US$631.3k

When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase stock, like in Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated's (NYSE:DBD) instance, it's good news for shareholders.

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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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Diebold Nixdorf

The Executive Vice President of Operational Excellence Frank Baur made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$220k worth of shares at a price of US$41.42 each. That means that even when the share price was higher than US$41.41 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 15.72k shares for US$631k. But they sold 2.00k shares for US$87k. Overall, Diebold Nixdorf insiders were net buyers during the last year. 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!

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Diebold Nixdorf Insiders Are Selling The Stock

Over the last three months, we've seen significant insider selling at Diebold Nixdorf. In total, Independent Director Emanuel Pearlman sold US$87k worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any purchases whatsoever. This may suggest that some insiders think that the shares are not cheap.

Insider Ownership

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Diebold Nixdorf insiders own about US$10m worth of shares. That equates to 0.7% of the company. 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 Diebold Nixdorf Insiders?

An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. But we take heart from prior transactions. We like that insiders own a fair amount of the company. So the recent selling doesn't worry us too much. Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in Diebold Nixdorf, you should check out this free report on analyst forecasts for the company .

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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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