Five Below Sees Insider Stock Selling

Viewing insider transactions for Five Below, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FIVE ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net sellers. This means that a larger number of shares were sold by insiders in relation to shares 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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Five Below Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Thomas Vellios, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$1.9m worth of shares at a price of US$187 each. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of US$69.19. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Thomas Vellios.

The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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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Insider Ownership Of Five Below

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. It appears that Five Below insiders own 2.0% of the company, worth about US$76m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Five Below Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Five Below shares in the last quarter. We don't take much encouragement from the transactions by Five Below insiders. But it's good to see that insiders own shares in the company. 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. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Five Below and we suggest you have a look.

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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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