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Snapshot date: 2026-10-19 · Built: 2026-10-20T07:56:45+00:00 · Publication status: PASS

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COMPANY RESEARCH

Universal Music Group N.V.

UMG.AS · Netherlands · Communication Services · Entertainment

INSIDER SIGNAL

Insider activity score:37.5 / 100

This is a ranking under the current European screening rules—not a probability of gain, return forecast, or buy recommendation.

BUYING PROFILE

How qualifying purchases are distributed across clustering, repetition, participation and size.

No qualifying open-market purchases in the current 180-day window.

BULL VS BEAR

Two readings of this buying

The same filings, read two ways. Each line is a fact stored for this company with the number behind it, and appears only when that number crosses a fixed threshold. Neither side is a forecast and no winner is declared.

Where the evidence comes from

The two kinds of evidence disagree: the purchases themselves carry bull lines (senior executive buying), while share price and trading argue against (price down over six months, price trails its sector). No data is held for: company results, company actions.

  • The insider purchases themselvesBullsenior executive buying Bearone buyer only, small purchases, latest purchase is old1 checked, under the threshold
  • Share price and tradingBearprice down over six months, price trails its sector
  • Short sellers1 checked, under the threshold
  • Company results2 missing
  • Company actions1 missing

Bull case · the buying is informative

  • The buyers include the CFO, who sees more of the business than most filers. This site's score gives little or no credit for that: in its backtests purchases by senior executives did no better than other insiders' purchases.Record: after 8,759 earlier disclosures like this, the median 60-session excess return was −3.1%, within 1 percentage point of all comparable disclosures (−3.2%).

Bear case · discount it

  • Only one insider bought. A single purchase can reflect that person's own finances rather than a view on the company.Record: after 4,719 earlier disclosures like this, the median 60-session excess return was −2.8%, within 1 percentage point of all comparable disclosures (−3.3%).
  • All purchases in the window total €10k: a small commitment in absolute terms.
  • The latest purchase was 126 days ago (2026-06-15). A reporting period has passed since, so what the buyers knew then may already be public.
  • Share price and tradingThe share price is down 26% over six months (three months −24%, one month +0.49%). Insiders have bought into a fall the market has not reversed.Record (nearest stored case: price 20% or more below its prior 52-week high): after 11,051 earlier disclosures like this, the median 60-session excess return was −3.2%, within 1 percentage point of all comparable disclosures (−2.6%).
  • Share price and tradingOver three months the share price changed −24% and the median of 126 Communication Services companies changed −1.7%: 22 points behind. The market has marked this company down against its own sector.

Evidence still missing

  • The company's market value is not captured, so the purchases cannot be stated as a share of the business or of its trading volume.
  • No earnings, margin or cash-flow figures are captured for this company. The latest annual and interim reports are where to check whether the business is improving or deteriorating.
  • The next scheduled results are on 2026-10-29. They are the first hard test of either reading.
Checked and under the threshold: 2
  • BearNo insider sale is recorded in the same 180 days.
  • BearPublished net short positions total 0.60% of the share capital across 1 named holder. Counted for the bear side from 2%. On 2026-10-02 it was 1.10%: down 0.50 points since.

Both columns arrange stored facts only. They do not change the insider score or the ranking and are not investment advice.

Signal history

37.5 / 100

Latest recorded score

→ +0.0 ptsversus the comparable snapshot on 2026-09-14 (35 calendar days apart)
Recorded snapshots
23
First snapshot
2026-09-14

Only scores captured when the scoring run completed are compared. These are raw signal scores saved when each full scoring run completed. They describe changes in research ranking, not price performance or returns.

Why did it change?

No score factor changed beyond rounding between the comparable snapshots.

Signal score history

Fixed 0–100 scale; dates are spaced by calendar time.

02550751002026-09-14 · 37.52026-09-23 · 37.52026-09-24 · 37.52026-09-25 · 37.52026-09-28 · 37.52026-09-29 · 37.52026-09-30 · 37.52026-10-01 · 37.52026-10-02 · 37.52026-10-03 · 37.52026-10-04 · 37.52026-10-05 · 37.52026-10-06 · 37.52026-10-07 · 37.52026-10-08 · 37.52026-10-09 · 37.52026-10-12 · 37.52026-10-13 · 37.52026-10-14 · 37.52026-10-15 · 37.52026-10-16 · 37.52026-10-18 · 37.52026-10-19 · 37.5Sep 14Sep 30Oct 05Oct 12Oct 19

Recent recorded points

  1. 37.5
  2. 37.5
  3. 37.5
  4. 37.5
  5. 37.5
View all recorded scores
Snapshot dateSignal score
2026-09-1437.5
2026-09-2337.5
2026-09-2437.5
2026-09-2537.5
2026-09-2837.5
2026-09-2937.5
2026-09-3037.5
2026-10-0137.5
2026-10-0237.5
2026-10-0337.5
2026-10-0437.5
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2026-10-0737.5
2026-10-0837.5
2026-10-0937.5
2026-10-1237.5
2026-10-1337.5
2026-10-1437.5
2026-10-1537.5
2026-10-1637.5
2026-10-1837.5
2026-10-1937.5
Why this score? · Model details

Priority = 100 × Σ(fixed weight × 0–1 rule-based input)

FactorWeightThis company inputPoint contribution
15-day buyer breadth (count)35%0.30010.5
Qualified-buy size25%0.59915.0
Role informativeness (inverted)20%0.1002.0
Recency10%0.0000.0
Buy/sell conviction10%1.00010.0

This is a heuristic ordering under the current rules, not a calibrated return forecast. It explains why candidates rank differently; the public-filing evidence and data limits are shown below.

Why there is no buy signal

No qualifying open-market purchase disclosure is available in the current research window. This is not a sell signal.

The underlying disclosures remain available below for audit.

Sector context

Communication Services

Buying breadth
10.0% (25 / 249 issuers)
Sector rank
#3 / 12
7D breadth change
-0.8 pp · vs 2026-10-12 (7d)
30D breadth change
History building

This is sector-level research context. It does not affect the Insider Signal or ranking.

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Insider profile outcomes

Historical performance following insider filings. The company role is translated below each name while preserving the original title.

Events are disclosure-level observations; related disclosures published on the same date may share a return path and may not be statistically independent. This research enrichment does not affect the insider score or ranking.

Flageul P.Executive Vice President, Controller5 completed 20D event(s)
PeriodCompleted eventsPrice coverageHit rateMedian excess returnAverage excess returnWorst excess return
5D5Developing evidence100.0% (5/5)20.0% (1/5)-1.0%-1.7%-8.3%
20D5Developing evidence100.0% (5/5)80.0% (4/5)+0.7%+2.3%-4.3%
60D5Developing evidence100.0% (5/5)40.0% (2/5)-6.0%-4.1%-19.3%
120D5Developing evidence100.0% (5/5)0.0% (0/5)-16.8%-17.3%-30.0%
First purchase in 12M
0/4
Large purchase ≥ €100k
Not classifiable
Cluster buying · 15D
4/5
Buying the dip · ≥20% below prior 52W high
2/5
Routine / opportunistic
Not classifiable
Tanous W.Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer5 completed 20D event(s)
PeriodCompleted eventsPrice coverageHit rateMedian excess returnAverage excess returnWorst excess return
5D5Developing evidence100.0% (5/5)20.0% (1/5)-2.7%-2.2%-8.3%
20D5Developing evidence100.0% (5/5)60.0% (3/5)+0.7%+2.1%-4.3%
60D5Developing evidence100.0% (5/5)40.0% (2/5)-6.0%-2.6%-12.0%
120D5Developing evidence100.0% (5/5)0.0% (0/5)-18.3%-17.6%-30.0%
First purchase in 12M
0/4
Large purchase ≥ €100k
Not classifiable
Cluster buying · 15D
4/5
Buying the dip · ≥20% below prior 52W high
1/5
Routine / opportunistic
Not classifiable
Ellis M.CFO | Chief Financial Officer4 completed 20D event(s)
PeriodCompleted eventsPrice coverageHit rateMedian excess returnAverage excess returnWorst excess return
5D4Small sample100.0% (4/4)25.0% (1/4)-1.4%-2.4%-8.3%
20D4Small sample100.0% (4/4)50.0% (2/4)+2.3%+1.9%-4.8%
60D4Small sample100.0% (4/4)0.0% (0/4)-13.8%-14.6%-25.0%
120D3Small sample100.0% (3/3)0.0% (0/3)-23.7%-23.8%-30.0%
First purchase in 12M
1/3
Large purchase ≥ €100k
0/2
Cluster buying · 15D
1/4
Buying the dip · ≥20% below prior 52W high
2/4
Routine / opportunistic
Not classifiable

Market context

PRICE PERFORMANCE

1M
+0.5%
3M
-23.8%
6M
-26.5%
12M
-39.2%

VOLATILITY & LIQUIDITY

Volatility
41.9%
Beta
—
Avg daily volume
€33.4M

VALUATION

Market cap
—
P/E
—

FUNDAMENTALS

Profit margin
12.3%
ROE
33.7%
Industry
—

Prices to 07 Oct 2026: price cache (Eulerpool). From the company's annual report ↗, fiscal year ended 31 Dec 2025: Profit margin, ROE. It does not affect the insider score or rank.

Disclosed net short positions

Disclosed total
0.60%
Named holders
1
Latest position date
28 Sep 2026
HolderNet short, % of issued share capitalPosition date
Capital Fund Management S.A.0.60%28 Sep 2026

Only positions of 0.5% or more are published, so the total is a lower bound, not total short interest. A row with an old position date may be a disclosure that was never withdrawn. Source: AFM · read 19 Oct 2026

Aggregate net short
2.38%
Latest position date
15 Oct 2026

The FCA publishes one aggregate figure per issuer, the sum of all positions notified to it, and does not name the holders. Source: FCA · read 19 Oct 2026

Short-position disclosures are external context; they do not affect the insider score, ranking, or filing eligibility.

Insiders' buying price vs the latest close

No qualifying purchase was filed in this period.

Buying size vs market trading

No daily prices and volumes have been captured for this stock yet.

Insider timeline

The current window holds no filing with a trade date.

Insider vs stock price

No daily prices and volumes have been captured for this stock yet.

Latest news

No news has been captured for this company.

Regulatory filings

The filing records held for this company carry no link to the original notice.

Filing evidence

These are underlying national-feed records from the 365-day window ending on the saved ranking snapshot. The score uses only the latest 180 days; older qualifying equity purchases remain visible for audit but do not enter the current score. The original filer, role, transaction classification, instrument, price, volume, value and source fields are retained. The first three rows are shown; remaining records can be unfolded for audit. Other transaction types are retained but excluded from the score.

Excluded transactions & classification

The underlying filing feed is unavailable in this snapshot; this is not a claim that no filings exist.

Other disclosed transactions · excluded from score

The underlying filing feed is unavailable in this snapshot; this is not a claim that no filings exist.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date
2026-10-19
Ticker
UMG.AS
ISIN
NL0015000IY2
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Entertainment