Some Samsara Inc. (NYSE:IOT) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Executive VP & CFO, Dominic Phillips, recently sold a substantial US$2.5m worth of stock at a price of US$33.43 per share. However, that sale only accounted for 7.3% of their holding, so arguably it doesn't say much about their conviction.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Samsara

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Non-Employee Independent Director, Hemant Taneja, sold US$57m worth of shares at a price of US$18.86 per share. That means that an insider was selling shares at slightly below the current price (US$33.67). As a general rule we consider it to be discouraging when insiders are selling below the current price, because it suggests they were happy with a lower valuation. However, while insider selling is sometimes discouraging, it's only a weak signal. We note that the biggest single sale was 100% of Hemant Taneja's holding.

In the last year Samsara insiders didn't buy any company stock. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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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Does Samsara Boast High 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. Samsara insiders own 47% of the company, currently worth about US$8.5b based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Samsara Tell Us?

Insiders haven't bought Samsara stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. 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 assist with this, we've discovered 4 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Samsara.

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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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