Some Lemonade, Inc. (NYSE:LMND) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the CFO, Principal Accounting Officer & Treasurer, Timothy Bixby, recently sold a substantial US$2.3m worth of stock at a price of US$75.51 per share. That sale reduced their total holding by 12% which is hardly insignificant, but far from the worst we've seen.

Lemonade Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by Timothy Bixby was the biggest sale of Lemonade shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of US$70.49. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

Insiders in Lemonade didn't buy any shares in the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. 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 Lemonade

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It's great to see that Lemonade insiders own 5.6% of the company, worth about US$291m. 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 Do The Lemonade Insider Transactions Indicate?

Insiders sold Lemonade shares recently, but they didn't buy any. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. The company boasts high insider ownership, but we're a little hesitant, given the history of share sales. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision.

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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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