This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In Select Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:WTTR)

We note that the Select Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:WTTR) VP & Chief Accounting Officer, Brian Szymanski, recently sold US$62k worth of stock for US$7.22 per share. It might not be a huge sale, but it did reduce their holding size 14%, hardly encouraging.

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Select Energy Services Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent sale by Brian Szymanski is the biggest insider sale of Select Energy Services shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of US$6.75. 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).

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!

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Insider Ownership of Select Energy Services

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that Select Energy Services insiders own 3.4% of the company, worth about US$25m. 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 Select Energy Services Insiders?

An insider sold Select Energy Services shares recently, but they didn't buy any. 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. So we'd only buy after careful consideration. 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. While conducting our analysis, we found that Select Energy Services has 3 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore these.

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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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