The Senior VP of Insight Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSIT), Samuel Cowley, Just Sold 38% Of Their Holding

We wouldn't blame Insight Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSIT) shareholders if they were a little worried about the fact that Samuel Cowley, the Senior VP recently netted about US$625k selling shares at an average price of US$83.33. That sale reduced their total holding by 38% which is hardly insignificant, but far from the worst we've seen.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Insight Enterprises

The Chief Global Growth Advisor, Wolfgang Ebermann, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$2.6m worth of shares at a price of US$69.51 each. That means that even when the share price was below the current price of US$83.63, an insider wanted to cash in some shares. As a general rule we consider it to be discouraging when insiders are selling below the current price, because it suggests they were happy with a lower valuation. Please do note, however, that sellers may have a variety of reasons for selling, so we don't know for sure what they think of the stock price. This single sale was just 42% of Wolfgang Ebermann's stake.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 3.00k shares for US$160k. On the other hand they divested 91.41k shares, for US$5.9m. Over the last year we saw more insider selling of Insight Enterprises shares, than buying. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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 Insight Enterprises

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insight Enterprises insiders own about US$56m worth of shares. That equates to 1.9% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Insight Enterprises Tell Us?

Insiders sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. Zooming out, the longer term picture doesn't give us much comfort. On the plus side, Insight Enterprises makes money, and is growing profits. While insiders do own shares, they don't own a heap, and they have been selling. 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. In terms of investment risks, we've identified 2 warning signs with Insight Enterprises and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

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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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