On the other hand, the insider transactions over the last year are encouraging.

So What Do The Blue Apron Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?Īn insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. We do generally prefer see higher levels of insider ownership. We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. Our data indicates that Blue Apron Holdings insiders own about US$5.6m worth of shares (which is 14% of the company). Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Story continues Insider Ownership Of Blue Apron Holdings Notably Joseph Sanberg was also the biggest seller. Joseph Sanberg was the only individual insider to buy shares in the last twelve months. It is encouraging to see an insider paid above the current price for shares, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. That means that even when the share price was higher than US$1.01 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by insider Joseph Sanberg for US$20m worth of shares, at about US$12.00 per share. View our latest analysis for Blue Apron Holdings The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Blue Apron Holdings While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares. That is, there were more number of shares purchased by insiders than there were sold. Looking at Blue Apron Holdings, Inc.'s ( NYSE:APRN ) insider transactions over the last year, we can see that insiders were net buyers.

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