Have Insiders Sold MongoDB Shares Recently?

We wouldn't blame MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDB) shareholders if they were a little worried about the fact that John McMahon, the Independent Director recently netted about US$2.3m selling shares at an average price of US$228. That's a big disposal, and it decreased their holding size by 23%, which is notable but not too bad.

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MongoDB Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Independent Director, Roelof Botha, for US$10m worth of shares, at about US$375 per share. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$244). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

In the last year MongoDB insiders didn't buy any company stock. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. MongoDB insiders own 3.3% of the company, currently worth about US$586m based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At MongoDB Tell Us?

Insiders haven't bought MongoDB 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. While insiders do own a lot of shares in the company (which is good), our analysis of their transactions doesn't make us feel confident about the company. 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. You'd be interested to know, that we found 3 warning signs for MongoDB 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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