This Helios Technologies Insider Reduced Their Stake By 31%

Looking at Helios Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:HLIO ) 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.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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Helios Technologies Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the President of Hydraulics - EMEA, Matteo Arduini, sold US$376k worth of shares at a price of US$53.72 per share. 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$40.84). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it. Matteo Arduini was the only individual insider to sell shares in the last twelve months.

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

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 0.7% of Helios Technologies shares, worth about US$9.8m, according to our data. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

So What Do The Helios Technologies Insider Transactions Indicate?

The fact that there have been no Helios Technologies insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. Our analysis of Helios Technologies insider transactions leaves us unenthusiastic. And usually insiders own more stock in the company, according to our data. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. At Simply Wall St, we've found that Helios Technologies has 3 warning signs (1 is a bit unpleasant!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.

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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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