Anterix Inc. (NASDAQ:ATEX) shareholders may have reason to be concerned, as several insiders sold their shares over the past year. When evaluating insider transactions, knowing whether insiders are buying is usually more beneficial than knowing whether they are selling, as the latter can be open to many interpretations. However, shareholders should take a deeper look if several insiders are selling stock over a specific time period.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Anterix

Notably, that recent sale by Morgan O'Brien is the biggest insider sale of Anterix shares that we've seen in the last year. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$30.05). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 5.50k shares worth US$185k. But insiders sold 19.16k shares worth US$638k. All up, insiders sold more shares in Anterix 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 click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Anterix Insiders Are Selling The Stock

We've seen more insider selling than insider buying at Anterix recently. In that time, insiders dumped US$638k worth of shares. On the other hand we note insiders bought US$185k worth of shares , as previously mentioned . The share price has moved a bit recently, but it's hard to argue that the selling is a positive.

Insider Ownership Of Anterix

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Anterix insiders own about US$17m worth of shares. That equates to 2.8% of the company. 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 Anterix Insider Transactions Indicate?

The stark truth for Anterix is that there has been more insider selling than insider buying in the last three months. 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 while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Anterix 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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