Have Insiders Sold MARA Holdings Shares Recently?

Anyone interested in MARA Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA) should probably be aware that the General Counsel & Company Secretary, Zabi Nowaid, recently divested US$480k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of US$16.01 each. However, the silver lining is that the sale only reduced their total holding by 4.0%, so we're hesitant to read anything much into it, on its own.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At MARA Holdings

In fact, the recent sale by Zabi Nowaid was the biggest sale of MARA Holdings shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is US$14.63. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.

In total, MARA Holdings insiders sold more than they bought over the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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 MARA Holdings

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that MARA Holdings insiders own 1.5% of the company, worth about US$89m. 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 Does This Data Suggest About MARA Holdings Insiders?

Insiders haven't bought MARA Holdings stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. Zooming out, the longer term picture doesn't give us much comfort. But since MARA Holdings is profitable and growing, we're not too worried by this. Insider ownership isn't particularly high, so this analysis makes us cautious about the company. So we'd only buy after careful consideration. 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 4 warning signs for MARA Holdings you should be aware of, and 3 of these shouldn't be ignored.

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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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