Yahoo Finance Possible Bearish Signals With Advanced Micro Devices Insiders Disposing Stock
In the last year, many Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) insiders sold a substantial stake in the company which may have sparked shareholders' attention. Knowing whether insiders are buying is usually more helpful when evaluating insider transactions, as insider selling can have various explanations. 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.
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Advanced Micro Devices Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the Executive VP & GM of Data Center Solutions Business Unit, Forrest Norrod, for US$5.3m worth of shares, at about US$176 per share. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$147). So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels.
In the last year Advanced Micro Devices insiders didn't buy any company stock. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Advanced Micro Devices Insiders Are Selling The Stock
Over the last three months, we've seen significant insider selling at Advanced Micro Devices. In total, insiders sold US$7.0m worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any purchases whatsoever. In light of this it's hard to argue that all the insiders think that the shares are a bargain.
Does Advanced Micro Devices Boast High Insider Ownership?
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Advanced Micro Devices insiders own about US$1.3b worth of shares (which is 0.5% 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.
So What Do The Advanced Micro Devices Insider Transactions Indicate?
Insiders haven't bought Advanced Micro Devices stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. For example - Advanced Micro Devices has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.
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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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