Have Insiders Sold Knowles Shares Recently?

Some Knowles Corporation (NYSE:KN) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Senior VP, John Anderson, recently sold a substantial US$632k worth of stock at a price of US$21.07 per share. That's a big disposal, and it decreased their holding size by 17%, which is notable but not too bad.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Knowles

Notably, that recent sale by John Anderson is the biggest insider sale of Knowles shares that we've seen in the last year. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of US$21.34. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern.

Insiders in Knowles 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. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Does Knowles Boast High Insider Ownership?

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 1.9% of Knowles shares, worth about US$34m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Knowles Tell Us?

An insider sold Knowles shares recently, but they didn't buy any. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. Insiders own shares, but we're still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. We'd practice some caution before buying! 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. While conducting our analysis, we found that Knowles has 1 warning sign and it would be unwise to ignore this.

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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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