This United Parcel Service Insider Reduced Their Stake By 100%

Insiders were net sellers of United Parcel Service, Inc.'s (NYSE:UPS ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders sold more stock than they bought.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At United Parcel Service

The Executive VP, Norman Brothers, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$1.0m worth of shares at a price of US$139 each. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$117). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price. Norman Brothers was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.

The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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 United Parcel Service

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 0.07% of United Parcel Service shares, worth about US$69m. 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 United Parcel Service Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no United Parcel Service insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. Still, the insider transactions at United Parcel Service in the last 12 months are not very heartening. The modest level of insider ownership is, at least, some comfort. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for United Parcel Service you should know about.

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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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