Strategic Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA) insider upped their holding by 5.8% earlier this year
Viewing insider transactions for Strategic Education, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:STRA ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net buyers. This means that a larger number of shares were purchased by insiders in relation to shares sold.
While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.
Check out our latest analysis for Strategic Education
Strategic Education Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The Executive Chairman of the Board Robert Silberman made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$783k worth of shares at a price of US$61.14 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of US$69.55. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.
Robert Silberman bought 23.00k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of US$59.26. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!
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Insider Ownership Of Strategic Education
Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It appears that Strategic Education insiders own 2.9% of the company, worth about US$49m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Strategic Education Tell Us?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Strategic Education shares in the last quarter. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Strategic Education insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Strategic Education 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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