We note that the Latham Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWIM) CEO, President & Director, Scott Rajeski, recently sold US$76k worth of stock for US$3.05 per share. However we note that the sale only shrunk their holding by 0.6%.

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Latham Group

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider sale was by the insider, Melissa Feck, for US$406k worth of shares, at about US$4.19 per share. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of US$3.38. So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 83.00k shares for US$303k. But insiders sold 224.57k shares worth US$817k. In total, Latham Group insiders sold more than they bought over the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Latham Group

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that Latham Group insiders own 8.3% of the company, worth about US$32m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Latham Group Tell Us?

Insiders sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. And our longer term analysis of insider transactions didn't bring confidence, either. Insiders own shares, but we're still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. So we'd only buy after careful consideration. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for Latham Group 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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