Anyone interested in Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:OLMA) should probably be aware that the Independent Director, Cyrus Harmon, recently divested US$291k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of US$11.65 each. However, the silver lining is that the sale only reduced their total holding by 3.0%, so we're hesitant to read anything much into it, on its own.

Olema Pharmaceuticals Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Chief Medical Officer, Naseem Zojwalla, for US$3.6m worth of shares, at about US$28.93 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is US$11.62. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

Insiders in Olema Pharmaceuticals didn't buy any shares in the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Olema Pharmaceuticals

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Insiders own 2.7% of Olema Pharmaceuticals shares, worth about US$28m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Olema Pharmaceuticals Tell Us?

An insider hasn't bought Olema Pharmaceuticals stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. Insider ownership isn't particularly high, so this analysis makes us cautious about the company. We'd practice some caution before buying! 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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