96%of this Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) insider's holdings were sold in the last year

From what we can see, insiders were net sellers in Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TTWO ) 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, 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 Take-Two Interactive Software

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer, Daniel Emerson, sold US$420k worth of shares at a price of US$124 per share. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of US$114. 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). The only individual insider seller over the last year was Daniel Emerson.

Daniel Emerson ditched 6.51k shares over the year. The average price per share was US$126. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Does Take-Two Interactive Software Boast High 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. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 0.4% of Take-Two Interactive Software shares, worth about US$70m. 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 Take-Two Interactive Software Insiders?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. We don't take much encouragement from the transactions by Take-Two Interactive Software insiders. But it's good to see that insiders own shares in the company. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. At Simply Wall St, we found 1 warning sign for Take-Two Interactive Software that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

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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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