A IDACORP, Inc. (NYSE:IDA) insider lowered their holding by 9.8% earlier this year

Viewing insider transactions for IDACORP, Inc.'s (NYSE:IDA ) 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, 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 IDACORP

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Jeffrey Malmen, sold US$106k worth of shares at a price of US$81.70 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even below the current price of US$105. 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. While insider selling is not a positive sign, we can't be sure if it does mean insiders think the shares are fully valued, so it's only a weak sign. It is worth noting that this sale was only 9.8% of Jeffrey Malmen's holding. Jeffrey Malmen was the only individual insider to sell shares in the last twelve months.

You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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 IDACORP

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that IDACORP insiders own 0.6% of the company, worth about US$29m. 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 IDACORP Insider Transactions Indicate?

The fact that there have been no IDACORP insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. Still, the insider transactions at IDACORP in the last 12 months are not very heartening. But we do like the fact that insiders own a fair chunk of the company. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for IDACORP and we suggest you have a look.

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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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