Camping World Holdings Insider Lowered Holding By 20% During Last Year

Insiders were net sellers of Camping World Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:CWH ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders sold more stock than they bought.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Camping World Holdings

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Chairman & CEO, Marcus Lemonis, sold US$2.6m worth of shares at a price of US$26.50 per share. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of US$19.02. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Marcus Lemonis.

You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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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Camping World Holdings Insiders Are Selling The Stock

Over the last three months, we've seen significant insider selling at Camping World Holdings. Specifically, Chairman & CEO Marcus Lemonis ditched US$2.6m worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any purchases whatsoever. In light of this it's hard to argue that all the insiders think that the shares are a bargain.

Insider Ownership Of Camping World Holdings

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 0.9% of Camping World Holdings shares, worth about US$7.5m, according to our data. Whilst better than nothing, we're not overly impressed by these holdings.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Camping World Holdings Tell Us?

An insider hasn't bought Camping World Holdings stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. When you consider that most companies have higher levels of insider ownership, we're a little wary. We'd certainly practice some caution before buying! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Camping World Holdings. At Simply Wall St, we've found that Camping World Holdings has 5 warning signs (2 shouldn't be ignored!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.

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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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