Anyone interested in Accel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:ACEL) should probably be aware that the Chief Compliance Officer, Derek Harmer, recently divested US$459k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of US$11.62 each. The eyebrow raising move amounted to a reduction of 20% in their holding.
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Accel Entertainment Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The Vice Chairman of the Board & Co-Founder, Gordon Rubenstein, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$5.4m worth of shares at a price of US$11.75 each. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of US$11.51. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. We note that this sale took place at around the current price, so it isn’t a major concern, though it’s hardly a good sign.
In total, Accel Entertainment insiders sold more than they bought over the last year. 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!
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If you like to buy stocks that insiders are buying, rather than selling, then you might just love this freelist of companies. (Hint: Most of them are flying under the radar).
Insider Ownership
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. It appears that Accel Entertainment insiders own 8.2% of the company, worth about US$77m. 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 Does This Data Suggest About Accel Entertainment Insiders?
An insider sold stock recently, but they haven’t been buying. Zooming out, the longer term picture doesn’t give us much comfort. But it is good to see that Accel Entertainment is growing earnings. While insiders do own shares, they don’t own a heap, and they have been selling. So we’d only buy after careful consideration. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it’s also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. At Simply Wall St, we found 2 warning signs for Accel Entertainment that deserve your attention before buying any shares.
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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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About NYSE:ACEL
Accel Entertainment
Operates as a distributed gaming operator in the United States.
Very undervalued with solid track record.
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