Some Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Robert Glass, recently sold a substantial US$1.3m worth of stock at a price of US$81.46 per share. However, that sale only accounted for 7.4% 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 Robert Half

In fact, the recent sale by Robert Glass was the biggest sale of Robert Half shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. That means that an insider was selling shares at below the current price (US$82.37). 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. Please do note, however, that sellers may have a variety of reasons for selling, so we don't know for sure what they think of the stock price. We note that the biggest single sale was only 7.4%of Robert Glass's holding.

In the last year Robert Half insiders didn't buy any company stock. 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

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Robert Half insiders own about US$257m worth of shares (which is 2.9% of the company). 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 Robert Half Insiders?

Insiders sold Robert Half shares recently, but they didn't buy any. 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. 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. To assist with this, we've discovered 1 warning sign that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Robert Half.

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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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