Yahoo Finance The Chief Financial Officer of Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ:KDP), Sudhanshu Priyadarshi, Just Bought 167% More Shares
Those following along with Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ:KDP) will no doubt be intrigued by the recent purchase of shares by Sudhanshu Priyadarshi, Chief Financial Officer of the company, who spent a stonking US$1.7m on stock at an average price of US$34.39. That purchase boosted their holding by 167%, which makes us wonder if the move was inspired by quietly confident deeply-felt optimism.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Keurig Dr Pepper
In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Independent Director, Larry Young, sold US$6.0m worth of shares at a price of US$38.67 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$34.78). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 212.92k shares worth US$7.7m. But they sold 189.01k shares for US$7.2m. Overall, Keurig Dr Pepper insiders were net buyers during the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
Insider Ownership
Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Keurig Dr Pepper insiders own 1.0% of the company, currently worth about US$475m based on the recent share price. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Keurig Dr Pepper Tell Us?
The recent insider purchases are heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Keurig Dr Pepper. One for the watchlist, at least! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. You'd be interested to know, that we found 4 warning signs for Keurig Dr Pepper and we suggest you have a look.
But note: Keurig Dr Pepper may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
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, but not derivative transactions.
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