This Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Insider Increased Their Holding In The Last Year

Viewing insider transactions for Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:KW ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net buyers. This means that a larger number of shares were purchased by insiders in relation to shares sold.

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 Kennedy-Wilson Holdings

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Chairman & CEO William McMorrow for US$1.2m worth of shares, at about US$12.32 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than US$10.66 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock when an insider has bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price. William McMorrow was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months.

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It's great to see that Kennedy-Wilson Holdings insiders own 13% of the company, worth about US$195m. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Do The Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Kennedy-Wilson Holdings shares in the last quarter. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. Judging from their transactions, and high insider ownership, Kennedy-Wilson Holdings insiders feel good about the company's future. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for Kennedy-Wilson Holdings you should be aware of, and 2 of these are significant.

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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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