Yahoo Finance Did Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ:YGYI) Insiders Sell Shares?
We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of examples of share prices declining precipitously after insiders have sold shares. So before you buy or sell Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ:YGYI), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
What Is Insider Buying?
Most investors know that it is quite permissible for company leaders, such as directors of the board, to buy and sell stock in the company. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.
We would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing. But it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing. 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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Youngevity International Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the insider, Carl Grover, sold US$3.5m worth of shares at a price of US$16.57 per share. 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$4.67). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.
In the last twelve months insiders netted US$3.6m for 225308 shares sold. In the last year Youngevity International insiders didn't buy any company stock. 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!
If you like to buy stocks that insiders are buying, rather than selling, then you might just love this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
Does Youngevity International Boast High Insider Ownership?
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It's great to see that Youngevity International insiders own 51% of the company, worth about US$71m. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Youngevity International Tell Us?
The fact that there have been no Youngevity International insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. While we feel good about high insider ownership of Youngevity International, we can't say the same about the selling of shares. Therefore, you should should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Youngevity International.
But note: Youngevity International 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.
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