We'd be surprised if Kforce Inc. (NYSE:KFRC) shareholders haven't noticed that the Chief Experience Officer, Andrew Thomas, recently sold US$368k worth of stock at US$51.79 per share. However, the silver lining is that the sale only reduced their total holding by 6.9%, so we're hesitant to read anything much into it, on its own.

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Kforce

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the CEO, President & Director, Joseph Liberatore, for US$915k worth of shares, at about US$62.08 per share. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$50.24). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

Insiders in Kforce 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

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Kforce insiders own about US$59m worth of shares. That equates to 6.4% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Do The Kforce Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider hasn't bought Kforce 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. While insiders do own shares, they don't own a heap, and they have been selling. We'd practice some caution before buying! 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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