Have ITT Inc. (NYSE:ITT) Insiders Been Selling Their Stock?

We'd be surprised if ITT Inc. (NYSE:ITT) shareholders haven't noticed that the Senior VP & President of Connect and Control Technologies, Ryan Flynn, recently sold US$192k worth of stock at US$87.22 per share. That sale was 18% of their holding, so it does make us raise an eyebrow.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At ITT

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Director Timothy Powers for US$417k worth of shares, at about US$69.48 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (US$86.12), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

Over the last year we saw more insider selling of ITT shares, than buying. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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 ITT

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It appears that ITT insiders own 0.3% of the company, worth about US$24m. 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 ITT Insiders?

An insider hasn't bought ITT stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. Zooming out, the longer term picture doesn't give us much comfort. But since ITT is profitable and growing, we're not too worried by this. Insiders own shares, but we're still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. We're in no rush to buy! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. For example - ITT 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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