Yahoo Finance How Much Are ICU Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICUI) Insiders Taking Off The Table?
We've lost count of how many times insiders have accumulated shares in a company that goes on to improve markedly. The flip side of that is that there are more than a few examples of insiders dumping stock prior to a period of weak performance. So before you buy or sell ICU Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICUI), you may well want to know whether insiders have been buying or selling.
Do Insider Transactions Matter?
Most investors know that it is quite permissible for company leaders, such as directors of the board, to buy and sell stock in the company. However, such insiders must disclose their trading activities, and not trade on inside information.
We don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions. But equally, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether. For example, a Harvard University study found that 'insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year.
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ICU Medical Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Chief Operating Officer, Christian Voigtlander, sold US$1.2m worth of shares at a price of US$228 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$159). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.
In the last twelve months insiders netted US$2.7m for 12913 shares sold. ICU Medical insiders didn't buy any shares over the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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ICU Medical Insiders Are Selling The Stock
The last three months saw significant insider selling at ICU Medical. In total, Corporate VP Virginia Sanzone sold US$462k worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any purchases whatsoever. In light of this it's hard to argue that all the insiders think that the shares are a bargain.
Insider Ownership of ICU Medical
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. ICU Medical insiders own about US$233m worth of shares (which is 7.1% of the company). Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At ICU Medical Tell Us?
An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. And even if we look to the last year, we didn't see any purchases. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. Therefore, you should should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for ICU Medical.
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