We’d be surprised if Scandic Hotels Group AB (publ) (STO:SHOT) shareholders haven’t noticed that the Chief Operating Officer of Finland, Laura Tarkka, recently sold kr2.8m worth of stock at kr92.31 per share. The eyebrow raising move amounted to a reduction of 46% in their holding.
Scandic Hotels Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The President & CEO, Jens Mathiesen, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for kr8.4m worth of shares at a price of kr88.91 each. That means that even when the share price was slightly below the current price of kr89.50, an insider wanted to cash in some shares. We generally consider it a negative if insiders have been selling, especially if they did so below the current price, because it implies that they considered a lower price to be reasonable. Please do note, however, that sellers may have a variety of reasons for selling, so we don’t know for sure what they think of the stock price. It is worth noting that this sale was only 23% of Jens Mathiesen’s holding. Notably Jens Mathiesen was also the biggest buyer, having purchased kr2.5m worth of shares.
In the last twelve months insiders purchased 29.72k shares for kr2.5m. On the other hand they divested 165.64k shares, for kr15m. In total, Scandic Hotels Group insiders sold more than they bought over the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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OM:SHOT Insider Trading Volume May 1st 2026
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Insider Ownership
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 1.1% of Scandic Hotels Group shares, worth about kr205m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Scandic Hotels Group Insiders?
Unfortunately, there has been more insider selling of Scandic Hotels Group stock, than buying, in the last three months. Zooming out, the longer term picture doesn’t give us much comfort. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. While it’s good to be aware of what’s going on with the insider’s ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. At Simply Wall St, we found 2 warning signs for Scandic Hotels Group that deserve your attention before buying any shares.
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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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