By selling US$639k worth of Acushnet Holdings Corp. (NYSE:GOLF) stock at an average sell price of US$57.08 over the last year, insiders seemed to have made the most of their holdings. After the stock price dropped 3.9% last week, the company's market value declined by US$137m, but insiders were able to mitigate their losses.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, 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 Acushnet Holdings

The President of FootJoy, Christopher Lindner, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$639k worth of shares at a price of US$57.08 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$47.65. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price. Christopher Lindner was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.

You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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. It appears that Acushnet Holdings insiders own 2.9% of the company, worth about US$99m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Acushnet Holdings Insiders?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. Our analysis of Acushnet Holdings insider transactions leaves us cautious. But it's good to see that insiders own shares in the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Acushnet Holdings. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Acushnet Holdings 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, but not derivative transactions.

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