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Green Plains Sees Insider Stock Selling

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NasdaqGS:GPRE

Viewing insider transactions for Green Plains Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GPRE ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net sellers. This means that a larger number of shares were sold by insiders in relation to shares purchased.

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 Green Plains

The Independent Director, Alain Treuer, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$521k worth of shares at a price of US$22.66 each. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is US$8.63. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Alain Treuer.

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

NasdaqGS:GPRE Insider Trading Volume February 4th 2025

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Insider Ownership Of Green Plains

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Green Plains insiders own about US$15m worth of shares. That equates to 2.6% of the company. 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 Green Plains Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Green Plains shares in the last quarter. Our analysis of Green Plains insider transactions leaves us cautious. The modest level of insider ownership is, at least, some comfort. Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Green Plains.

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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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