Some Organogenesis Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ORGO) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that insider Albert Erani recently sold a substantial US$864k worth of stock at a price of US$4.37 per share. However, it's crucial to note that they remain very much invested in the stock and that sale only reduced their holding by 2.5%.
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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Organogenesis Holdings
In fact, the recent sale by Albert Erani was the biggest sale of Organogenesis Holdings shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. 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$3.92. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.
Albert Erani divested 265.89k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of US$3.93. 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 Organogenesis Holdings
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's great to see that Organogenesis Holdings insiders own 37% of the company, worth about US$192m. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.
So What Does This Data Suggest About Organogenesis Holdings Insiders?
An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. It is good to see high insider ownership, but the insider selling leaves us cautious. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Organogenesis Holdings. For example - Organogenesis Holdings has 3 warning signs we think you should be aware of.
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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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