This Atrium Ljungberg Insider Increased Their Holding In The Last Year
Insiders were net buyers of Atrium Ljungberg AB (publ)'s (STO:ATRLJ B ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders bought more stock than they sold.
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.
Atrium Ljungberg Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Chairman of the Board Johan Ljungberg bought kr30m worth of shares at a price of kr29.60 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of kr22.80. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when an insider has purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Johan Ljungberg.
The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Insider Ownership Of Atrium Ljungberg
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that Atrium Ljungberg insiders own 3.7% of the company, worth about kr538m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Atrium Ljungberg Tell Us?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Atrium Ljungberg shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, Atrium Ljungberg insiders feel good about the company's future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Atrium Ljungberg. To help with this, we've discovered 4 warning signs (1 is potentially serious!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Atrium Ljungberg.
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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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