This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In Riskified
Anyone interested in Riskified Ltd. (NYSE:RSKD) should probably be aware that the Senior Vice President of Engineering, Avi Shauli, recently divested US$193k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of US$6.44 each. On the bright side, that sale was only 5.8% of their holding, so we doubt it's very meaningful, on its own.
The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Riskified
In fact, the recent sale by Avi Shauli was the biggest sale of Riskified shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So it's clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even slightly below the current price of US$6.51. 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. Please do note, however, that sellers may have a variety of reasons for selling, so we don't know for sure what they think of the stock price. This single sale was just 5.8% of Avi Shauli's stake.
You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Insider Ownership
Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Riskified insiders own about US$215m worth of shares (which is 25% 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.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Riskified Tell Us?
An insider hasn't bought Riskified 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. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Riskified you should know about.
But note: Riskified 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.
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