Yahoo Finance How Much Are Dana Incorporated (NYSE:DAN) Insiders Taking Off The Table?
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It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. 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 before you buy or sell Dana Incorporated (NYSE:DAN), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
What Is Insider Selling?
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.
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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Dana Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Director, Virginia Kamsky, for US$304k worth of shares, at about US$22.32 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of US$15.45. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.
In the last twelve months insiders netted US$350k for 16467 shares sold. Insiders in Dana didn't buy any shares in the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. 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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Dana Insiders Are Selling The Stock
We have seen a bit of insider selling at Dana, over the last three months. VP & Chief Accounting Officer James Kellett sold just US$45k worth of shares in that time. Neither the lack of buying nor the presence of selling is heartening. But the amount sold isn't enough for us to put any weight on it.
Insider Ownership of Dana
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Dana insiders own about US$16m worth of shares. That equates to 0.7% 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 Dana Insiders?
While there has not been any insider buying in the last three months, there has been selling. But given the selling was modest, we're not worried. Recent sales exacerbate our caution arising from analysis of Dana insider transactions. But we do like the fact that insiders own a fair chunk of the company. If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.
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