lululemon athletica Insiders Sell US$1.1m Of Stock, Possibly Signalling Caution

Many lululemon athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) insiders ditched their stock over the past year, which may be of interest to the company's shareholders. When evaluating insider transactions, knowing whether insiders are buying is usually more beneficial than knowing whether they are selling, as the latter can be open to many interpretations. However, when multiple insiders sell stock over a specific duration, shareholders should take notice as that could possibly be a red flag.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At lululemon athletica

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when CEO & Director Calvin McDonald bought US$1.0m worth of shares at a price of US$260 per share. That implies that an insider found the current price of US$271 per share to be enticing. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. If someone buys shares at well below current prices, it's a good sign on balance, but keep in mind they may no longer see value. The good news for lululemon athletica share holders is that an insider was buying at near the current price. Calvin McDonald was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

All up, insiders sold more shares in lululemon athletica than they bought, over the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Does lululemon athletica Boast High 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. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It's great to see that lululemon athletica insiders own 3.4% of the company, worth about US$1.1b. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About lululemon athletica Insiders?

The fact that there have been no lululemon athletica insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. It's great to see high levels of insider ownership, but looking back over the last year, we don't gain confidence from the lululemon athletica insiders selling. Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for lululemon athletica.

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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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