Insiders were net sellers of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:DNB ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders sold more stock than they bought.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Dun & Bradstreet Holdings

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller, Anthony Pietrontone, sold US$312k worth of shares at a price of US$10.93 per share. 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$9.64). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it. The only individual insider seller over the last year was Anthony Pietrontone.

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 Of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings insiders own about US$364m worth of shares (which is 8.9% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Do The Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

The fact that there have been no Dun & Bradstreet Holdings insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. While we feel good about high insider ownership of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, we can't say the same about the selling of shares. 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. To that end, you should learn about the 2 warning signs we've spotted with Dun & Bradstreet Holdings (including 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable).

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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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