VP of Corporate Development Thomas Kampfer Sold A Bunch Of Shares In Cohu \

Anyone interested in Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ:COHU) should probably be aware that the VP of Corporate Development, Thomas Kampfer, recently divested US$231k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of US$33.04 each. The eyebrow raising move amounted to a reduction of 31% in their holding.

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Cohu Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Lead Independent Director, Steven Bilodeau, for US$654k worth of shares, at about US$33.35 per share. That means that even when the share price was below the current price of US$34.51, an insider wanted to cash in some shares. When an insider sells below the current price, it suggests that they considered that lower price to be fair. That makes us wonder what they think of the (higher) recent valuation. However, while insider selling is sometimes discouraging, it's only a weak signal. We note that the biggest single sale was only 46% of Steven Bilodeau's holding.

In the last year Cohu 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 want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership Of Cohu

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insiders own 2.3% of Cohu shares, worth about US$38m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Do The Cohu Insider Transactions Indicate?

Insiders haven't bought Cohu stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. While insiders do own shares, they don't own a heap, and they have been selling. We're in no rush to buy! 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. Our analysis shows 3 warning signs for Cohu (1 is significant!) and we strongly recommend you look at them before investing.

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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, but not derivative transactions.

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