Over the past year, many ICF International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICFI) insiders sold a significant stake in the company which may have piqued investors' interest. Knowing whether insiders are buying is usually more helpful when evaluating insider transactions, as insider selling can have various explanations. However, if numerous insiders are selling, shareholders should investigate more.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

ICF International Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Independent Director, Michael Van Handel, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$518k worth of shares at a price of US$130 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even below the current price of US$135. 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. This single sale was just 25% of Michael Van Handel's stake.

In the last year ICF International insiders didn't buy any company stock. 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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Does ICF International Boast High Insider Ownership?

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. ICF International insiders own about US$36m worth of shares. That equates to 1.4% of the company. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About ICF International Insiders?

The fact that there have been no ICF International insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. We don't take much encouragement from the transactions by ICF International insiders. But it's good to see that insiders own shares in the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing ICF International. To assist with this, we've discovered 1 warning sign that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of ICF International.

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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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