Yahoo Finance Senior VP & General Counsel Brett Pynnonen Just Sold A Bunch Of Shares In Visteon Corporation (NASDAQ:VC)
We'd be surprised if Visteon Corporation (NASDAQ:VC) shareholders haven't noticed that the Senior VP & General Counsel, Brett Pynnonen, recently sold US$144k worth of stock at US$96.27 per share. The eyebrow raising move amounted to a reduction of 39% in their holding.
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Visteon Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Director Robert Manzo bought US$195k worth of shares at a price of US$48.95 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (US$94.59), we still think insider buying is a positive. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 9000 shares worth US$532k. On the other hand they divested 1500 shares, for US$144k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Visteon insiders. They paid about US$59.11 on average. We don't deny that it is nice to see insiders buying stock in the company. However, you should keep in mind that they bought when the share price was meaningfully below today's levels. The chart below shows insider transactions (by individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
Insider Ownership of Visteon
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Visteon insiders own about US$16m worth of shares. That equates to 0.6% 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 Do The Visteon Insider Transactions Indicate?
An insider sold Visteon shares recently, but they didn't buy any. In contrast, they appear keener if you look at the last twelve months. And insiders do own shares. So we're happy enough to look past some selling. Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in Visteon, 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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