Yahoo Finance One LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LL) insider upped their stake by 35% in the previous year
Viewing insider transactions for LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:LL ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net buyers. This means that a larger number of shares were purchased by insiders in relation to shares sold.
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.
See our latest analysis for LL Flooring Holdings
LL Flooring Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by Independent Director Famous Rhodes for US$65k worth of shares, at about US$9.86 per share. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being US$6.30). Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock when an insider has bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Famous Rhodes.
You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
LL Flooring Holdings is not the only stock that insiders are buying. For those who like to find winning investments this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket.
Insider Ownership Of LL Flooring Holdings
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Based on our data, LL Flooring Holdings insiders have about 2.2% of the stock, worth approximately US$4.0m. We prefer to see high levels of insider ownership.
What Might The Insider Transactions At LL Flooring Holdings Tell Us?
The fact that there have been no LL Flooring Holdings insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. The transactions are fine but it'd be more encouraging if LL Flooring Holdings insiders bought more shares in the company. 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. For example, LL Flooring Holdings has 2 warning signs (and 1 which is a bit unpleasant) we think you should know about.
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.
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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