From what we can see, insiders were net sellers in ATI Inc.'s (NYSE:ATI ) during the past 12 months. That is, insiders sold the stock in greater numbers than they purchased it.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At ATI

The Senior VP and Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Elliot Davis, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$376k worth of shares at a price of US$39.07 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even below the current price of US$43.20. 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. While insider selling is not a positive sign, we can't be sure if it does mean insiders think the shares are fully valued, so it's only a weak sign. We note that the biggest single sale was only 8.3% of Elliot Davis's holding. Elliot Davis was the only individual insider to sell shares in the last twelve months.

You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Insider Ownership Of ATI

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. It appears that ATI insiders own 0.8% of the company, worth about US$42m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At ATI Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded ATI shares in the last quarter. We don't take much encouragement from the transactions by ATI 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 ATI. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for ATI 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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