This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In Udemy, Inc. (NASDAQ:UDMY)

Investors may wish to note that the President of Udemy Business of Udemy, Inc., Gregory Brown, recently netted US$59k from selling stock, receiving an average price of US$14.81. It wasn't a huge sale, but it did reduce their holding by 23%. This does not instill confidence.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Udemy

In fact, the recent sale by Gregory Brown was the biggest sale of Udemy shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of US$14.80. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

In the last year Udemy insiders didn't buy any company stock. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It appears that Udemy insiders own 2.1% of the company, worth about US$43m. 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 Do The Udemy Insider Transactions Indicate?

Insiders sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. While insiders do own shares, they don't own a heap, and they have been selling. We're in no rush to buy! So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. For example - Udemy 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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