Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Insider Ups Holding During Year

Looking at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CBRL ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net buyers. That is, there were more number of shares purchased by insiders than there were sold.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when insider Thomas Claugus bought US$290k worth of shares at a price of US$42.27 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of US$59.15. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

Thomas Claugus bought 25.40k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of US$40.67. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Does Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that Cracker Barrel Old Country Store insiders own 2.1% of the company, worth about US$27m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Tell Us?

It is good to see the recent insider purchase. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Cracker Barrel Old Country Store insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. 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. To assist with this, we've discovered 4 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store.

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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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