Insiders at Corsair Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRSR) sold US$12m worth of stock, possibly indicating weakness in the future

Many Corsair Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRSR) insiders ditched their stock over the past year, which may be of interest to the company's shareholders. When evaluating insider transactions, knowing whether insiders are buying versus if they selling is usually more beneficial, as the latter can be open to many interpretations. However, if numerous insiders are selling, shareholders should investigate more.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Corsair Gaming

The Founder, Andrew Paul, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$8.8m worth of shares at a price of US$35.00 each. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of US$20.19. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels.

Insiders in Corsair Gaming didn't buy any shares in the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Insider Ownership of Corsair Gaming

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Corsair Gaming insiders own about US$67m worth of shares. That equates to 3.5% of the company. 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 Corsair Gaming Insider Transactions Indicate?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Corsair Gaming shares in the last quarter. Our analysis of Corsair Gaming insider transactions leaves us cautious. But it's good to see that insiders own shares in 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. At Simply Wall St, we found 2 warning signs for Corsair Gaming that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

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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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