Have Arvinas Insiders Been Selling Stock?

We wouldn't blame Arvinas, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARVN) shareholders if they were a little worried about the fact that John Houston, the Chairperson recently netted about US$524k selling shares at an average price of US$16.72. However, it's crucial to note that they remain very much invested in the stock and that sale only reduced their holding by 3.3%.

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Arvinas Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent sale by John Houston is the biggest insider sale of Arvinas shares that we've seen in the last year. So it's clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even below the current price of US$17.14. We generally consider it a negative if insiders have been selling, especially if they did so below the current price, because it implies that they considered a lower price to be reasonable. However, while insider selling is sometimes discouraging, it's only a weak signal. It is worth noting that this sale was only 3.3% of John Houston's holding.

Arvinas insiders didn't buy any shares over the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 1.8% of Arvinas shares, worth about US$22m. 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 Arvinas Tell Us?

Insiders sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. Insider ownership isn't particularly high, so this analysis makes us cautious about the company. So we'd only buy after careful consideration. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. To assist with this, we've discovered 2 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Arvinas.

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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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