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Have Insiders Sold Airgain Shares Recently?

NasdaqCM:AIRG
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We note that the Airgain, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIRG) CFO, Secretary and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer, Michael Elbaz, recently sold US$62k worth of stock for US$9.09 per share. It might not be a huge sale, but it did reduce their holding size 16%, hardly encouraging.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Airgain

Notably, that recent sale by Michael Elbaz is the biggest insider sale of Airgain shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of US$8.95. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

Insiders in Airgain didn't buy any shares in the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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NasdaqCM:AIRG Insider Trading Volume November 23rd 2024

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Insider Ownership Of Airgain

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. From our data, it seems that Airgain insiders own 9.3% of the company, worth about US$9.1m. Overall, this level of ownership isn't that impressive, but it's certainly better than nothing!

So What Does This Data Suggest About Airgain Insiders?

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. 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! So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. When we did our research, we found 5 warning signs for Airgain (1 is significant!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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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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