Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ:ALGT) shareholders may have reason to be concerned, as several insiders sold their shares over the past year. When analyzing insider transactions, it is usually more valuable to know whether insiders are buying versus knowing if they are selling, as the latter sends an ambiguous message. However, if numerous insiders are selling, shareholders should investigate more.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

Allegiant Travel Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The President, Gregory Anderson, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$403k worth of shares at a price of US$100.00 each. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$70.06). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

Insiders in Allegiant Travel didn't buy any shares in 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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Insiders At Allegiant Travel Have Sold Stock Recently

The last three months saw significant insider selling at Allegiant Travel. In total, Independent Director Gary Ellmer sold US$158k worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any purchases whatsoever. This may suggest that some insiders think that the shares are not cheap.

Insider Ownership Of Allegiant Travel

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that Allegiant Travel insiders own 18% of the company, worth about US$223m. I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Allegiant Travel Insiders?

An insider sold Allegiant Travel shares recently, but they didn't buy any. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. But since Allegiant Travel is profitable and growing, we're not too worried by this. While insiders do own a lot of shares in the company (which is good), our analysis of their transactions doesn't make us feel confident about the company. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Allegiant Travel (including 1 which is concerning).

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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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