Some Cadre Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CDRE) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Chief Financial Officer, Blaine Browers, recently sold a substantial US$1.0m worth of stock at a price of US$34.06 per share. That sale reduced their total holding by 28% which is hardly insignificant, but far from the worst we've seen.

Cadre Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Executive Chairman & CEO, Warren Kanders, sold US$50m worth of shares at a price of US$35.00 per share. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of US$33.50. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. 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.

In the last year Cadre Holdings insiders didn't buy any company stock. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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 Cadre 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. Cadre Holdings insiders own 36% of the company, currently worth about US$483m based on the recent share price. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Cadre Holdings Tell Us?

Insiders sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. The company boasts high insider ownership, but we're a little hesitant, given the history of share sales. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. At Simply Wall St, we found 3 warning signs for Cadre Holdings that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

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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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