Have Insiders Sold LiveRamp Holdings Shares Recently?

Some LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:RAMP) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Executive VP of Engineering & CTO, Mohsin Hussain, recently sold a substantial US$578k worth of stock at a price of US$33.00 per share. That sale reduced their total holding by 18% which is hardly insignificant, but far from the worst we've seen.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At LiveRamp Holdings

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Chief Revenue Officer, Vihan Sharma, sold US$1.4m worth of shares at a price of US$35.56 per share. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of US$32.58. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. We note that this sale took place at around the current price, so it isn't a major concern, though it's hardly a good sign.

LiveRamp Holdings insiders didn't buy any shares 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

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 3.4% of LiveRamp Holdings shares, worth about US$72m. 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 LiveRamp Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. While insiders do own shares, they don't own a heap, and they have been selling. So we'd only buy after careful consideration. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing LiveRamp Holdings. While conducting our analysis, we found that LiveRamp Holdings has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore it.

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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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