Viewing insider transactions for Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ITCI ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net sellers. This means that a larger number of shares were sold by insiders in relation to shares purchased.

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.

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Intra-Cellular Therapies Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Independent Director, Joel Marcus, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$523k worth of shares at a price of US$52.49 each. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of US$48.40. 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. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Joel Marcus.

Joel Marcus divested 15.00k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of US$51.81. 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 Intra-Cellular Therapies

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Intra-Cellular Therapies insiders own about US$106m worth of shares (which is 2.3% of the company). Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Intra-Cellular Therapies Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Intra-Cellular Therapies shares in the last quarter. It's heartening that insiders own plenty of stock, but we'd like to see more insider buying, since the last year of Intra-Cellular Therapies insider transactions don't fill us with confidence. Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in Intra-Cellular Therapies, you should check out this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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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