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Over the past year, many Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) insiders sold a significant stake in the company which may have piqued investors' interest. 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.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
Salesforce Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In fact, the recent sale by Parker Harris was the biggest sale of Salesforce shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of US$247. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place 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.
In the last twelve months insiders purchased 7.63k shares for US$2.0m. But insiders sold 47.83k shares worth US$13m. Over the last year we saw more insider selling of Salesforce shares, than buying. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
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Insiders At Salesforce Have Sold Stock Recently
Over the last three months, we've seen notably more insider selling, than insider buying, at Salesforce. In that time, insiders dumped US$7.3m worth of shares. On the other hand we note insiders bought US$1.5m worth of shares. Since the selling really does outweigh the buying, we'd say that these transactions may suggest that some insiders feel the company has been fully valued in recent months.
Insider Ownership
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Salesforce insiders own 2.5% of the company, currently worth about US$6.0b 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.