26% Of This Church & Dwight Insider's Holdings Were Sold

Looking at Church & Dwight Co., Inc.'s (NYSE:CHD ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net sellers. That is, there were more number of shares sold by insiders than there were purchased.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, 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 Church & Dwight

The Lead Independent Director, Ravichandra Saligram, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$2.2m worth of shares at a price of US$108 each. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of US$102. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Ravichandra Saligram.

You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Church & Dwight insiders own about US$45m worth of shares. That equates to 0.2% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Church & Dwight Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Church & Dwight shares in the last quarter. Still, the insider transactions at Church & Dwight in the last 12 months are not very heartening. But we do like the fact that insiders own a fair chunk of the company. Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in Church & Dwight, you should check out this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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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