Insiders seem to have made the most of their holdings by selling US$1.2m worth of EnPro Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPO) stock at an average sell price of US$107 during the past year. The company's market worth decreased by US$136m over the past week after the stock price dropped 7.1%, although insiders were able to minimize their losses

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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EnPro Industries Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Executive VP & CFO, J. Childress, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$1.1m worth of shares at a price of US$108 each. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is US$85.37. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid US$143k for 1.44k shares. But insiders sold 11.31k shares worth US$1.2m. All up, insiders sold more shares in EnPro Industries than they bought, over the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. EnPro Industries insiders own about US$17m worth of shares. That equates to 1.0% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Does This Data Suggest About EnPro Industries Insiders?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded EnPro Industries shares in the last quarter. Our analysis of EnPro Industries insider transactions leaves us cautious. But we do like the fact that insiders own a fair chunk of the company. 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. At Simply Wall St, we've found that EnPro Industries has 3 warning signs (2 are a bit unpleasant!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.

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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, but not derivative transactions.

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