Have Expensify Insiders Been Selling Stock?

We wouldn't blame Expensify, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXFY) shareholders if they were a little worried about the fact that David Barrett, the Founder recently netted about US$1.4m selling shares at an average price of US$3.95. That's a big disposal, and it decreased their holding size by 11%, which is notable but not too bad.

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Expensify Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The insider Steve McLaughlin made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$3.0m worth of shares at a price of US$6.02 each. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of US$3.81. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. 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 Steve McLaughlin.

Steve McLaughlin bought 1.66m shares over the last 12 months at an average price of US$4.98. 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

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. Expensify insiders own about US$112m worth of shares (which is 35% 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 Does This Data Suggest About Expensify Insiders?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. Once you factor in the high insider ownership, it certainly seems like insiders are positive about Expensify. That's what I like to see! While we like knowing 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 2 warning signs for Expensify you should know about.

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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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