This TreeHouse Foods Insider Reduced Their Stake By 63%

From what we can see, insiders were net sellers in TreeHouse Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:THS ) during the past 12 months. That is, insiders sold the stock in greater numbers than they purchased it.

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 TreeHouse Foods

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the insider, Mark Hunter, sold US$410k worth of shares at a price of US$52.41 per share. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of US$35.51. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Mark Hunter.

Mark Hunter ditched 11.83k shares over the year. The average price per share was US$48.84. 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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Insider Ownership Of TreeHouse Foods

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. Insiders own 0.9% of TreeHouse Foods shares, worth about US$17m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At TreeHouse Foods Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded TreeHouse Foods shares in the last quarter. Our analysis of TreeHouse Foods insider transactions leaves us cautious. The modest level of insider ownership is, at least, some comfort. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. Be aware that TreeHouse Foods is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those shouldn't be ignored...

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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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