Yahoo Finance Insiders who sold Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) earlier this year probably made the right call as market cap dropped by US$12b
Insiders at Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) sold US$397k worth of stock at an average price of US$44.50 a share over the past year, making the most of their investment. After the stock price dropped 7.8% last week, the company's market value declined by US$12b, but insiders were able to mitigate their losses.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Comcast
The Executive VP, Daniel Murdock, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$397k worth of shares at a price of US$44.50 each. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$31.84). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price. Daniel Murdock was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.
The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Insider Ownership
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It's great to see that Comcast insiders own 0.9% of the company, worth about US$1.2b. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Comcast Tell Us?
The fact that there have been no Comcast insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. It's great to see high levels of insider ownership, but looking back over the last year, we don't gain confidence from the Comcast insiders selling. While we like knowing 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 1 warning sign for Comcast that deserve your attention before buying any shares.
But note: Comcast may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
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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