Some Cricut, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRCT) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the CEO, President & Director, Ashish Arora, recently sold a substantial US$1.0m worth of stock at a price of US$6.09 per share. That diminished their holding by a very significant 77%, which arguably implies a strong desire to reallocate capital.

Cricut Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by CEO, President & Director Ashish Arora was not their only sale of Cricut shares this year. Earlier in the year, they fetched US$7.48 per share in a -US$1.9m sale. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The good news is that this large sale was at well above current price of US$5.92. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

All up, insiders sold more shares in Cricut than they bought, over the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that Cricut insiders own 17% of the company, worth about US$216m. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Cricut Tell Us?

An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. Zooming out, the longer term picture doesn't give us much comfort. On the plus side, Cricut makes money, and is growing profits. 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. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for Cricut (of which 1 shouldn't be ignored!) you should know about.

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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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