Investors who take an interest in Arjo AB (publ) (STO:ARJO B) should definitely note that the Independent Chairman of the Board, Johan Malmquist, recently paid kr33.66 per share to buy kr3.4m worth of the stock. That’s a very decent purchase to our minds and it grew their holding by a solid 20%.
Arjo Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Director Ulf Grunander for kr4.0m worth of shares, at about kr38.22 per share. So it’s clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being kr34.92). While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company’s future. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. 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.
Arjo insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn’t sell any. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. 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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OM:ARJO B Insider Trading Volume August 24th 2025
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Insider Ownership Of Arjo
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it’s a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 1.9% of Arjo shares, worth about kr182m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it’s enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Arjo Tell Us?
It is good to see recent purchasing. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Arjo. Looks promising! So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it’s also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. For example – Arjo has 3 warning signs we think you should be aware of.
But note: Arjo may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
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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