President & CEO Roland Kasper Sold A Bunch Of Shares In Systemair

We'd be surprised if Systemair AB (publ) (STO:SYSR) shareholders haven't noticed that the President & CEO, Roland Kasper, recently sold kr2.5m worth of stock at kr86.27 per share. That sale was 29% of their holding, so it does make us raise an eyebrow.

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Systemair Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by Roland Kasper was the biggest sale of Systemair shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of kr85.20. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 49.84k shares worth kr4.0m. But insiders sold 29.06k shares worth kr2.5m. Overall, Systemair insiders were net buyers during the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Systemair

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Systemair insiders own about kr7.6b worth of shares (which is 43% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Systemair Tell Us?

The stark truth for Systemair is that there has been more insider selling than insider buying in the last three months. But we take heart from prior transactions. We are also comforted by the high levels of insider ownership. So we're not too bothered by recent selling. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Systemair you should know about.

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