Quite a few insiders have dramatically grown their holdings in The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) over the past 12 months. An insider’s optimism about the company’s prospects is a positive sign.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
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Boeing Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The President David Calhoun made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$4.0m worth of shares at a price of US$160 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of US$217. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn’t tell us much about whether insiders might find today’s price attractive.
Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid US$4.2m for 26.29k shares. But they sold 412.00 shares for US$84k. In total, Boeing insiders bought more than they sold 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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Insiders At Boeing Have Sold Stock Recently
The last three months saw significant insider selling at Boeing. In total, insider Howard McKenzie dumped US$84k worth of shares in that time, and we didn’t record any purchases whatsoever. This may suggest that some insiders think that the shares are not cheap.
Insider Ownership
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Boeing insiders own about US$78m worth of shares. That equates to 0.06% of the company. 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 Boeing Insiders?
An insider sold Boeing shares recently, but they didn’t buy any. On the other hand, the insider transactions over the last year are encouraging. It’s good to see insiders are shareholders. So we’re happy enough to look past some selling. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it’s also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Case in point: We’ve spotted 1 warning sign for Boeing you should be aware of.
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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, but not derivative transactions.
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