We wouldn't blame Dycom Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DY) shareholders if they were a little worried about the fact that H. DeFerrari, the Senior VP recently netted about US$3.0m selling shares at an average price of US$112. That's a big disposal, and it decreased their holding size by 15%, which is notable but not too bad.

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Dycom Industries Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by H. DeFerrari was the biggest sale of Dycom Industries shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of US$110. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern.

In the last year Dycom Industries insiders didn't buy any company stock. 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!

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Insider Ownership Of Dycom Industries

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. Dycom Industries insiders own about US$112m worth of shares (which is 3.4% of the company). I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Dycom Industries Insiders?

Insiders haven't bought Dycom Industries stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. But since Dycom Industries is profitable and growing, we're not too worried by this. While insiders do own a lot of shares in the company (which is good), our analysis of their transactions doesn't make us feel confident about the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Dycom Industries. While conducting our analysis, we found that Dycom Industries has 2 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore them.

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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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