This Donaldson Company Insider Reduced Their Stake By 19%

Looking at Donaldson Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:DCI ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net sellers. That is, there were more number of shares sold by insiders than there were purchased.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Donaldson Company

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the President of Enterprise Operations & Supply Chain, Thomas Scalf, sold US$498k worth of shares at a price of US$73.33 per share. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of US$68.19. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. We note that this sale took place at around the current price, so it isn't a major concern, though it's hardly a good sign. Thomas Scalf was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.

You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 0.6% of Donaldson Company shares, worth about US$48m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Donaldson Company Insiders?

The fact that there have been no Donaldson Company insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. Still, the insider transactions at Donaldson Company in the last 12 months are not very heartening. But we do like the fact that insiders own a fair chunk of the company. Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Donaldson Company.

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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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