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In the last year, many General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) insiders sold a substantial stake in the company which may have sparked shareholders' attention. When evaluating insider transactions, knowing whether insiders are buying is usually more beneficial than knowing whether they are selling, as the latter can be open to many interpretations. However, shareholders should take a deeper look if several insiders are selling stock over a specific time period.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.
General Motors Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Chairman & CEO, Mary Barra, sold US$16m worth of shares at a price of US$53.16 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of US$45.14. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 37.00k shares worth US$1.7m. But insiders sold 1.16m shares worth US$55m. In total, General Motors insiders sold more than they bought over the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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General Motors Insiders Bought Stock Recently
It's good to see that General Motors insiders have made notable investments in the company's shares. We can see that insider Alfred Kelly paid US$608k for shares in the company. No-one sold. This makes one think the business has some good points.
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. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that General Motors insiders own 0.2% of the company, worth about US$93m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.