Yahoo Finance Travelers Companies Insiders Sell US$7.7m Of Stock, Possibly Signalling Caution
Many The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) insiders ditched their stock over the past year, which may be of interest to the company's shareholders. When analyzing insider transactions, it is usually more valuable to know whether insiders are buying versus knowing if they are selling, as the latter sends an ambiguous message. However, if numerous insiders are selling, shareholders should investigate more.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
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Travelers Companies Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Executive VP & President of Business Insurance, Gregory Toczydlowski, for US$2.0m worth of shares, at about US$215 per share. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of US$212. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. 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 Travelers Companies didn't buy any shares in the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Insiders At Travelers Companies Have Sold Stock Recently
The last three months saw significant insider selling at Travelers Companies. Specifically, insiders ditched US$3.9m worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any purchases whatsoever. Overall this makes us a bit cautious, but it's not the be all and end all.
Does Travelers Companies Boast High Insider Ownership?
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Travelers Companies insiders own 0.4% of the company, currently worth about US$190m based on the recent share price. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.
So What Do The Travelers Companies Insider Transactions Indicate?
Insiders sold Travelers Companies shares recently, but they didn't buy any. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. But since Travelers Companies is profitable and growing, we're not too worried by this. The company boasts high insider ownership, but we're a little hesitant, given the history of share sales. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Travelers Companies and we suggest you have a look.
But note: Travelers Companies may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
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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