Shareholders May Not Overlook LiveWire Group Insiders Selling US$890k In Stock

Even though LiveWire Group, Inc. (NYSE:LVWR) stock gained 15% last week, insiders who sold US$890k worth of stock over the past year are probably better off. Selling at an average price of US$6.11, which is higher than the current price, may have been the best move for these insiders because their investment would have been worth less now than when they sold.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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LiveWire Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Chief Executive Officer, Karim Donnez, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$303k worth of shares at a price of US$5.52 each. 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$2.43). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

Insiders in LiveWire Group didn't buy any shares in the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership Of LiveWire Group

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. Insiders own 1.5% of LiveWire Group shares, worth about US$6.2m, according to our data. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

What Might The Insider Transactions At LiveWire Group Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no LiveWire Group insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. We don't take much encouragement from the transactions by LiveWire Group insiders. We also note that, as far as we can see, insider ownership is fairly low, compared to other companies. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for LiveWire Group (of which 2 make us uncomfortable!) you should know about.

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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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