Looking at Albany International Corp.'s (NYSE:AIN ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net sellers. That is, there were more number of shares sold by insiders than there were purchased.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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Albany International Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Senior VP & CTO, Robert Hansen, sold US$390k worth of shares at a price of US$93.60 per share. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of US$89.39. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. Given that the sale took place at around current prices, it makes us a little cautious but is hardly a major concern. Robert Hansen was the only individual insider to sell shares in the last twelve months.

Robert Hansen divested 6.07k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of US$96.21. 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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Does Albany International Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 0.9% of Albany International shares, worth about US$25m. 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 Albany International Insider Transactions Indicate?

The fact that there have been no Albany International insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. Still, the insider transactions at Albany International in the last 12 months are not very heartening. The modest level of insider ownership is, at least, some comfort. If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.

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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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