This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In Agilent Technologies

Some Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Global Communications, Dominique Grau, recently sold a substantial US$2.0m worth of stock at a price of US$133 per share. That's a big disposal, and it decreased their holding size by 16%, which is notable but not too bad.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Agilent Technologies

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Senior VP and President of Order Fulfillment & Supply Chain, Henrik Ancher-Jensen, for US$2.0m worth of shares, at about US$138 per share. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of US$131. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. 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).

In the last year Agilent Technologies insiders didn't buy any company stock. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Does Agilent Technologies Boast High Insider Ownership?

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. Agilent Technologies insiders own about US$108m worth of shares (which is 0.3% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Agilent Technologies Tell Us?

Insiders sold Agilent Technologies shares recently, but they didn't buy any. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. While it's good to be aware of 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. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Agilent Technologies you should know about.

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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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