Have Insiders Sold Barnes & Noble Education Shares Recently?
We'd be surprised if Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED) shareholders haven't noticed that the Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Shar, recently sold US$331k worth of stock at US$11.04 per share. On the bright side, that sale was only 8.4% of their holding, so we doubt it's very meaningful, on its own.
The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Barnes & Noble Education
In fact, the recent sale by Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Shar was not their only sale of Barnes & Noble Education shares this year. Earlier in the year, they fetched US$12.83 per share in a -US$871k sale. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$11.33). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.
Barnes & Noble Education insiders didn't buy any shares over the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Does Barnes & Noble Education Boast High Insider Ownership?
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Barnes & Noble Education insiders own about US$23m worth of shares. That equates to 5.8% 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 Barnes & Noble Education Insider Transactions Indicate?
Insiders sold Barnes & Noble Education shares recently, but they didn't buy any. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. On the plus side, Barnes & Noble Education makes money, and is growing profits. While insiders do own shares, they don't own a heap, and they have been selling. We're in no rush to buy! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Barnes & Noble Education. At Simply Wall St, we've found that Barnes & Noble Education has 2 warning signs (1 can't be ignored!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.
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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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.
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