Insiders seem to have made the most of their holdings by selling US$211k worth of Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) stock at an average sell price of US$47.49 during the past year. The company's market cap plunged by US$1.5b after price dropped by 3.6% last week but insiders were able to limit their loss to an extent.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Exelon

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the insider, John Anthony, sold US$211k worth of shares at a price of US$47.49 per share. 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$41.67. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels. John Anthony was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.

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 Of Exelon

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. It appears that Exelon insiders own 0.1% of the company, worth about US$60m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Exelon Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no Exelon insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. Still, the insider transactions at Exelon in the last 12 months are not very heartening. But it's good to see that insiders own shares in the company. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. To that end, you should learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with Exelon (including 1 which doesn't sit too well with us).

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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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