We'd be surprised if Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:DFIN) shareholders haven't noticed that the President, Daniel Leib, recently sold US$489k worth of stock at US$50.00 per share. On the bright side, that sale was only 1.9% of their holding, so we doubt it's very meaningful, on its own.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The President of Key Accounts, Eric Johnson, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$1.0m worth of shares at a price of US$50.16 each. So we know that an insider sold shares at around the present share price of US$48.23. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

Insiders in Donnelley Financial Solutions didn't buy any shares in the last year. 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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Insider Ownership Of Donnelley Financial Solutions

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that Donnelley Financial Solutions insiders own 5.3% of the company, worth about US$63m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Do The Donnelley Financial Solutions Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider sold Donnelley Financial Solutions shares recently, but they didn't buy any. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. Insider ownership isn't particularly high, so this analysis makes us cautious about the company. 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. To assist with this, we've discovered 4 warning signs that you should run your eye over to get a better picture of Donnelley Financial Solutions.

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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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