Yahoo Finance Have Insiders Been Selling Intrexon Corporation (NASDAQ:XON) Shares This Year?
We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. On the other hand, we'd be remiss not to mention that insider sales have been known to precede tough periods for a business. So shareholders might well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in Intrexon Corporation (NASDAQ:XON).
Do Insider Transactions Matter?
It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.
Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. As Peter Lynch said, 'insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Intrexon
The Founder & Chief Science Officer, Thomas Reed, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$954k worth of shares at a price of US$4.66 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even below the current price of US$5.96. 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 53% of Thomas Reed's holding. Thomas Reed was the only individual insider to sell shares in the last twelve months.
Thomas Reed ditched 257800 shares over the year. The average price per share was US$4.44. The chart below shows insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year. 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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Insider Ownership of Intrexon
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Our data indicates that Intrexon insiders own about US$8.3m worth of shares (which is 0.9% of the company). We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. Whilst better than nothing, we're not overly impressed by these holdings.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Intrexon Tell Us?
The fact that there have been no Intrexon insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. Our analysis of Intrexon insider transactions leaves us unenthusiastic. We also note that, as far as we can see, insider ownership is fairly low, compared to other companies. Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in Intrexon, you should check out this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.
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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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