Despite the fact that Fisker Inc.'s (NYSE:FSR) value has dropped 16% in the last week insiders who sold US$61k worth of stock in the past 12 months have had less success. Given that the average selling price of US$5.93 is still lower than the current share price, insiders would probably have been better off keeping their shares.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.
Fisker Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The insider, Burkhard Huhnke, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$61k worth of shares at a price of US$5.93 each. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$0.63). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Burkhard Huhnke.
You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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Insider Ownership Of Fisker
I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that Fisker insiders own 25% of the company, worth about US$85m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.
So What Do The Fisker Insider Transactions Indicate?
The fact that there have been no Fisker insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. Still, the insider transactions at Fisker in the last 12 months are not very heartening. The modest level of insider ownership is, at least, some comfort. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Fisker. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for Fisker (of which 1 can't be ignored!) 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.
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