Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Anders Brännström, the Director of ChromoGenics AB (STO:CHRO) recently shelled out kr543k to buy stock, at kr0.25 per share. Even though that isn't a massive buy, it did increase their holding by 100%, which is a arguably a good sign.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At ChromoGenics

In fact, the recent purchase by Anders Brännström was the biggest purchase of ChromoGenics shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being kr0.21). 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. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price.

In the last twelve months ChromoGenics insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by individuals) over the last 12 months, below. 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 growing companies that insiders are buying.

Insider Ownership of ChromoGenics

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. From our data, it seems that ChromoGenics insiders own 9.9% of the company, worth about kr8.3m. But they may have an indirect interest through a corporate structure that we haven't picked up on. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

So What Does This Data Suggest About ChromoGenics Insiders?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But on the other hand, the company made a loss last year, which makes us a little cautious. While the overall levels of insider ownership are below what we'd like to see, the history of transactions imply that ChromoGenics insiders are reasonably well aligned, and optimistic for the future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing ChromoGenics. For example, ChromoGenics has 7 warning signs (and 4 which shouldn't be ignored) we think you should know about.