Viewing insider transactions for Chord Energy Corporation's (NASDAQ:CHRD ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net sellers. This means that a larger number of shares were sold by insiders in relation to shares purchased.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Chord Energy

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the CFO & Executive VP, Michael Lou, sold US$1.2m worth of shares at a price of US$161 per share. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of US$158. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. We note that this sale took place at around the current price, so it isn't a major concern, though it's hardly a good sign. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Michael Lou.

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 Chord Energy

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Chord Energy insiders own about US$150m worth of shares (which is 2.3% of the company). I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Do The Chord Energy Insider Transactions Indicate?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. It's heartening that insiders own plenty of stock, but we'd like to see more insider buying, since the last year of Chord Energy insider transactions don't fill us with confidence. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Chord Energy. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Chord Energy and we suggest you have a look.

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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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