We wouldn't blame Acushnet Holdings Corp. (NYSE:GOLF) shareholders if they were a little worried about the fact that Steven Pelisek, the President of Titleist Golf Clubs recently netted about US$1.1m selling shares at an average price of US$57.10. That sale reduced their total holding by 22% which is hardly insignificant, but far from the worst we've seen.

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Acushnet Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the President, David Maher, sold US$4.0m worth of shares at a price of US$57.20 per share. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of US$57.10. 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.

Acushnet Holdings insiders didn't buy any shares over the last year. 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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Does Acushnet Holdings Boast High 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. Insiders own 2.4% of Acushnet Holdings shares, worth about US$89m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Do The Acushnet Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. But it is good to see that Acushnet Holdings is growing earnings. Insider ownership isn't particularly high, so this analysis makes us cautious about the company. So we'd only buy after careful consideration. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Our analysis shows 3 warning signs for Acushnet Holdings (1 is significant!) and we strongly recommend you look at them before investing.

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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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