史密斯-韋森公司(Smith&APOS；Wesson Brands，Inc.)內部人士是否一直在拋售他們的股票？

We note that the Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWBI) Independent Director, John Furman, recently sold US$78k worth of stock for US$15.64 per share. It might not be a huge sale, but it did reduce their holding size 13%, hardly encouraging.

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Smith & Wesson Brands Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by John Furman was the biggest sale of Smith & Wesson Brands shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is US$13.52. So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid US$61k for 3.71k shares. But they sold 5.00k shares for US$78k. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

I will like Smith & Wesson Brands better if I see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.

Insider Ownership of Smith & Wesson Brands

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 1.7% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares, worth about US$10m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Do The Smith & Wesson Brands Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider sold Smith & Wesson Brands shares recently, but they didn't buy any. Despite some insider buying, the longer term picture doesn't make us feel much more positive. Insiders own shares, but we're still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. We're in no rush to buy! 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 help with this, we've discovered 4 warning signs (2 are concerning!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Smith & Wesson Brands.

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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, but not derivative transactions.

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