Looking at Carlisle Companies Incorporated's (NYSE:CSL ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net sellers. That is, there were more number of shares sold by insiders than there were purchased.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

Carlisle Companies Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by John Berlin was the biggest sale of Carlisle Companies 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$344). When an insider sells below the current price, it suggests that they considered that lower price to be fair. That makes us wonder what they think of the (higher) recent valuation. However, while insider selling is sometimes discouraging, it's only a weak signal. This single sale was just 20% of John Berlin's stake.

John Berlin divested 10.29k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of US$314. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Carlisle Companies Insiders Are Selling The Stock

The last three months saw significant insider selling at Carlisle Companies. In total, President of Carlisle Interconnect Technologies John Berlin sold US$2.1m worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any purchases whatsoever. Overall this makes us a bit cautious, but it's not the be all and end all.

Does Carlisle Companies Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It's great to see that Carlisle Companies insiders own 0.9% of the company, worth about US$153m. 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 Do The Carlisle Companies Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider hasn't bought Carlisle Companies stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. 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 Carlisle Companies. You'd be interested to know, that we found 2 warning signs for Carlisle Companies 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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