Investors may wish to note that the Executive Chairman of the Board of C&F Financial Corporation, Larry Dillon, recently netted US$86k from selling stock, receiving an average price of US$86.00. However we note that the sale only shrunk their holding by 2.9%.

C&F Financial Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Executive VP, Jason Long, sold US$103k worth of shares at a price of US$75.50 per share. That means that an insider was selling shares at slightly below the current price (US$84.94). When an insider sells below the current price, it suggests that they considered that lower price to be fair. That makes us wonder what they think of the (higher) recent 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. It is worth noting that this sale was only 12% of Jason Long's holding.

C&F Financial insiders didn't buy any shares over the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Insiders own 7.0% of C&F Financial shares, worth about US$19m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About C&F Financial Insiders?

Insiders sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. On the plus side, C&F Financial makes money, and is growing profits. Insider ownership isn't particularly high, so this analysis makes us cautious about the company. So we'd only buy after careful consideration. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing C&F Financial. Be aware that C&F Financial is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those can't be ignored...

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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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