Anyone interested in Expensify, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXFY) should probably be aware that the Founder, David Barrett, recently divested US$350k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of US$2.46 each. However, the silver lining is that the sale only reduced their total holding by 5.2%, so we're hesitant to read anything much into it, on its own.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Expensify

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when insider Steve McLaughlin bought US$3.0m worth of shares at a price of US$6.02 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than US$2.45 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid US$11m for 2.89m shares. But insiders sold 801.63k shares worth US$3.4m. In total, Expensify insiders bought more than they sold over the last year. They paid about US$3.68 on average. These transactions suggest that insiders have considered the current price attractive. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Expensify

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Expensify insiders own about US$74m worth of shares. That equates to 36% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Expensify Insiders?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Expensify we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Expensify. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for Expensify you should know about.

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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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