Despite the fact that Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CWH) stock rose 18% last week, insiders who sold US$2.6m worth of stock in the previous 12 months are likely to be better off. Holding on to stock would have meant their investment would be worth less now than it was at the time of sale. Thus selling at an average price of US$25.63, which is higher than the current price, may have been the best decision.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Camping World Holdings

The Chairman & CEO, Marcus Lemonis, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$2.6m worth of shares at a price of US$26.50 each. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is US$21.39. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Marcus Lemonis.

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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Insider Ownership Of Camping World Holdings

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. It appears that Camping World Holdings insiders own 0.9% of the company, worth about US$16m. 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 Do The Camping World Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

The fact that there have been no Camping World Holdings insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. Our analysis of Camping World Holdings insider transactions leaves us cautious. But we do like the fact that insiders own a fair chunk of the company. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Camping World Holdings. When we did our research, we found 4 warning signs for Camping World Holdings (2 are concerning!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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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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