We wouldn't blame Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) shareholders if they were a little worried about the fact that April Miller Boise, the Executive VP recently netted about US$4.0m selling shares at an average price of US$99.53. That's a big disposal, and it decreased their holding size by 28%, which is notable but not too bad.

Intel Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by April Miller Boise was the biggest sale of Intel shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that even when the share price was below the current price of US$125, an insider wanted to cash in some shares. We generally consider it a negative if insiders have been selling, especially if they did so below the current price, because it implies that they considered a lower price to be reasonable. However, while insider selling is sometimes discouraging, it's only a weak signal. It is worth noting that this sale was only 28% of April Miller Boise's holding.

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

I will like Intel better if I see some big insider buys.

Insider Ownership Of Intel

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. Intel insiders own 0.08% of the company, currently worth about US$483m based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Intel Insiders?

An insider hasn't bought Intel stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. Zooming out, the longer term picture doesn't give us much comfort. The company boasts high insider ownership, but we're a little hesitant, given the history of share sales. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company.

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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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