This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In The Shyft Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHYF)

Anyone interested in The Shyft Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHYF) should probably be aware that the Independent Director, Thomas Clevinger, recently divested US$196k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of US$39.27 each. The eyebrow raising move amounted to a reduction of 13% in their holding.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Shyft Group

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Independent Director, Ronald Harbour, for US$988k worth of shares, at about US$49.40 per share. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$41.18). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

Insiders in Shyft 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 Shyft Group

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that Shyft Group insiders own 2.2% of the company, worth about US$32m. 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 Shyft Group Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider hasn't bought Shyft Group stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. But since Shyft Group is profitable and growing, we're not too worried by this. Insider ownership isn't particularly high, so this analysis makes us cautious about the company. So we'd only buy after careful consideration. While we like knowing 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 1 warning sign for Shyft Group 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, but not derivative transactions.

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