Some CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the VP & Chief Accounting Officer, Angela Williams, recently sold a substantial US$1.6m worth of stock at a price of US$53.29 per share. That diminished their holding by a very significant 65%, which arguably implies a strong desire to reallocate capital.
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CSX Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the insider, Diana Sorfleet, for US$2.5m worth of shares, at about US$37.48 per share. That means that an insider was selling shares at slightly below the current price (US$50.84). We generally consider it a negative if insiders have been selling, especially if they did so below the current price, because it implies that they considered a lower price to be reasonable. While insider selling is not a positive sign, we can’t be sure if it does mean insiders think the shares are fully valued, so it’s only a weak sign. It is worth noting that this sale was only 32% of Diana Sorfleet’s holding.
All up, insiders sold more shares in CSX 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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Insider Ownership
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. CSX insiders own about US$88m worth of shares. That equates to 0.09% of the company. We’ve certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
So What Does This Data Suggest About CSX Insiders?
Insiders haven’t bought CSX stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. And our longer term analysis of insider transactions didn’t bring confidence, either. But it is good to see that CSX is growing earnings. Insiders own shares, but we’re still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. So we’d only buy after careful consideration. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it’s also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. To assist with this, we’ve discovered 2 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of CSX.
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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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