Yahoo Finance How Much Are TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:AMTD) Insiders Taking Off The Table?
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We often see insiders buying up shares in companies that perform well over the long term. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of examples of share prices declining precipitously after insiders have sold shares. So we'll take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:AMTD).
What Is Insider Selling?
It's quite normal to see company insiders, such as board members, trading in company stock, from time to time. However, rules govern insider transactions, and certain disclosures are required.
We don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions. But logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. For example, a Harvard University study found that 'insider purchases earn abnormal returns of more than 6% per year.'
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TD Ameritrade Holding Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Executive Vice President, Thomas Nally, sold US$1.4m worth of shares at a price of US$56.10 per share. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of US$52.50. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take price at a lower price. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern.
Over the last year we saw more insider selling of TD Ameritrade Holding shares, than buying. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Does TD Ameritrade Holding Boast High Insider Ownership?
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. TD Ameritrade Holding insiders own about US$2.6b worth of shares (which is 8.8% 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 TD Ameritrade Holding Tell Us?
The fact that there have been no TD Ameritrade Holding insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. It's heartening that insiders own plenty of stock, but we'd like to see more insider buying, since the last year of TD Ameritrade Holding insider transactions don't fill us with confidence. Therefore, you should should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for TD Ameritrade Holding.
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