Investors may wish to note that the President of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation, Thomas Hull, recently netted US$82k from selling stock, receiving an average price of US$37.50. However we note that the sale only shrunk their holding by 6.2%.

Kewaunee Scientific Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the insider, Anita Zucker, sold US$2.6m worth of shares at a price of US$63.96 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$37.16). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.

In total, Kewaunee Scientific insiders sold more than they bought over the last year. They sold for an average price of about US$53.61. We are not joyful about insider selling. But we note that the selling, on average, was at well above the recently traded price of US$37.16. 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

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It appears that Kewaunee Scientific insiders own 25% of the company, worth about US$26m. 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 Do The Kewaunee Scientific Insider Transactions Indicate?

Insiders sold Kewaunee Scientific shares recently, but they didn't buy any. Zooming out, the longer term picture doesn't give us much comfort. Insiders own shares, but we're still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. We're in no rush to buy! 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.

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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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