This GXO Logistics Insider Reduced Their Stake By 71%

Viewing insider transactions for GXO Logistics, Inc.'s (NYSE:GXO ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net sellers. This means that a larger number of shares were sold by insiders in relation to shares purchased.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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GXO Logistics Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Independent Director, Gena Ashe, for US$905k worth of shares, at about US$50.00 per share. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of US$46.18. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. 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. Gena Ashe was the only individual insider to sell over 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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Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by 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. GXO Logistics insiders own about US$45m worth of shares. That equates to 0.8% 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 GXO Logistics Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no GXO Logistics insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. Still, the insider transactions at GXO Logistics in the last 12 months are not very heartening. The modest level of insider ownership is, at least, some comfort. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing GXO Logistics. While conducting our analysis, we found that GXO Logistics has 3 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore these.

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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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