Who Has Been Selling Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBCP) Shares?

We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of examples of share prices declining precipitously after insiders have sold shares. So before you buy or sell Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBCP), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.

What Is Insider Buying?

It is perfectly legal for company insiders, including board members, to buy and sell stock in a company. However, rules govern insider transactions, and certain disclosures are required.

Insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. For example, a Harvard University study found that 'insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year'.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Concrete Pumping Holdings

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Director, M. Stevens, for US$383k worth of shares, at about US$4.01 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even below the current price of US$6.59. As a general rule we consider it to be discouraging when insiders are selling below the current price, because it suggests they were happy with a lower valuation. Please do note, however, that sellers may have a variety of reasons for selling, so we don't know for sure what they think of the stock price. It is worth noting that this sale was only 9.9% of M. Stevens's holding. The only individual insider seller over the last year was M. Stevens.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid US$59k for 25.42k shares. On the other hand they divested 108.86k shares, for US$418k. M. Stevens ditched 108.86k shares over the year. The average price per share was US$3.84. 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 Concrete Pumping Holdings

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 6.1% of Concrete Pumping Holdings shares, worth about US$23m. 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 Does This Data Suggest About Concrete Pumping Holdings Insiders?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. Our analysis of Concrete Pumping Holdings insider transactions leaves us cautious. But it's good to see that insiders own shares in the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Concrete Pumping Holdings. For example - Concrete Pumping Holdings has 1 warning sign we think 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, but not derivative transactions.

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