Anyone interested in Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAKT) should probably be aware that the Executive Vice President of Commercial, Bradley Wiemann, recently divested US$322k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of US$12.89 each. That sale was 23% of their holding, so it does make us raise an eyebrow.

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Daktronics

Notably, that recent sale by Bradley Wiemann is the biggest insider sale of Daktronics shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was selling shares at below the current price (US$13.05). 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. It is worth noting that this sale was only 23% of Bradley Wiemann's holding.

Bradley Wiemann sold a total of 48.84k shares over the year at an average price of US$13.31. 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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Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Daktronics insiders own about US$55m worth of shares. That equates to 9.0% of the company. 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 Does This Data Suggest About Daktronics Insiders?

An insider hasn't bought Daktronics stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. Insiders own shares, but we're still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. We're in no rush to buy! While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for Daktronics you should be aware of.

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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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