Even if it's not a huge purchase, we think it was good to see that Garry Mauro, the Independent Chairman of LifeVantage Corporation (NASDAQ:LFVN) recently shelled out US$89k to buy stock, at US$4.74 per share. Although the purchase is not a big one, increasing their shareholding by only 9.9%, it can be interpreted as a good sign.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At LifeVantage

The insider Bradley Radoff made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$367k worth of shares at a price of US$4.18 each. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (US$5.63), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

LifeVantage insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. 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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Insider Ownership Of LifeVantage

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. LifeVantage insiders own about US$12m worth of shares. That equates to 17% 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 Does This Data Suggest About LifeVantage Insiders?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of LifeVantage we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing LifeVantage. Our analysis shows 4 warning signs for LifeVantage (2 are potentially serious!) and we strongly recommend you look at these before investing.

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