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    Insider Buying: The Select Interior Concepts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIC) President of ASG Just Bought US$56k Worth Of Shares

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    Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Patrick Dussinger, the President of ASG of Select Interior Concepts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIC) recently shelled out US$56k to buy stock, at US$5.59 per share. Although the purchase is not a big one, by either a percentage standpoint or absolute value, it can be seen as a good sign.

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    Select Interior Concepts Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

    In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when CEO & Director Leo Varner bought US$107k worth of shares at a price of US$4.26 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (US$5.66), 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.

    Select Interior Concepts insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and 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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    NasdaqCM:SIC Insider Trading Volume August 17th 2020

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    Insider Ownership of Select Interior Concepts

    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. Based on our data, Select Interior Concepts insiders have about 2.8% of the stock, worth approximately US$4.0m. I generally like to see higher levels of ownership.

    So What Do The Select Interior Concepts Insider Transactions Indicate?

    It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchases. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. While the overall levels of insider ownership are below what we'd like to see, the history of transactions imply that Select Interior Concepts insiders are reasonably well aligned, and optimistic for the future. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. To assist with this, we've discovered 1 warning sign that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Select Interior Concepts.

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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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