January 25, 2025
Viewing insider transactions for Intel Corporation's ( NASDAQ:INTC ) over the last year, we see that insiders were net buyers. This means that a larger number of shares were purchased by insiders in relation to shares sold.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
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In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Interim Co-CEO & Chief Executive Officer of Intel Products, Michelle C. Holthaus, sold US$650k worth of shares at a price of US$26.00 per share. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is US$20.83. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels. Michelle C. Holthaus was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.
Patrick Gelsinger purchased 37.55k shares over the year. The average price per share was US$26.70. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!
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We've seen more insider selling than insider buying at Intel recently. We note Interim Co-CEO & Chief Executive Officer of Intel Products Michelle C. Holthaus cashed in US$650k worth of shares. On the flip side, insider Patrick Gelsinger spent US$251k on purchasing shares. Generally this level of net selling might be considered a bit bearish.
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It appears that Intel insiders own 0.05% of the company, worth about US$49m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
Unfortunately, there has been more insider selling of Intel stock, than buying, in the last three months. In contrast, they appear keener if you look at the last twelve months. It's good to see insiders are shareholders. So we're happy enough to look past some selling. Therefore, you should definitely take a look at this FREE report showing analyst forecasts for Intel .
But note: Intel may not be the best stock to buy . So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
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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