Don't Ignore The Insider Selling In C&F Financial

We note that the C&F Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CFFI) President, Thomas Cherry, recently sold US$86k worth of stock for US$71.00 per share. On the bright side, that's just a small sale and only reduced their holding by 3.0%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At C&F Financial

The Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer of C&F Bank, John Seaman, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$185k worth of shares at a price of US$74.05 each. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of US$71.24. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

C&F Financial insiders didn't buy any shares over 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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Does C&F Financial Boast High Insider Ownership?

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. It appears that C&F Financial insiders own 6.9% of the company, worth about US$16m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

What Might The Insider Transactions At C&F Financial Tell Us?

Insiders sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. But it is good to see that C&F Financial is growing earnings. Insiders own shares, but we're still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. We're in no rush to buy! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing C&F Financial. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for C&F Financial (1 is potentially serious) you should be aware of.

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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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