SEACOR Marine Holdings Sees Insider Stock Selling

Viewing insider transactions for SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc.'s (NYSE:SMHI ) 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.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At SEACOR Marine Holdings

The Independent Director, Julie Persily, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$52k worth of shares at a price of US$7.45 each. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of US$6.88. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place 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). Julie Persily was the only individual insider to sell shares in the last twelve months.

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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SEACOR Marine Holdings Insiders Are Selling The Stock

Over the last three months, we've seen significant insider selling at SEACOR Marine Holdings. Specifically, Independent Director Julie Persily ditched US$52k worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any purchases whatsoever. In light of this it's hard to argue that all the insiders think that the shares are a bargain.

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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 19% of SEACOR Marine Holdings shares, worth about US$35m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About SEACOR Marine Holdings Insiders?

An insider hasn't bought SEACOR Marine Holdings stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. 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! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing SEACOR Marine Holdings. When we did our research, we found 3 warning signs for SEACOR Marine Holdings (1 is a bit unpleasant!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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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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