Multiple insiders secured a larger position in Arcosa, Inc. (NYSE:ACA) shares over the last 12 months. This is reassuring as this suggests that insiders have increased optimism about the company's prospects.

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.

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Arcosa Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The President Antonio Carrillo made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$995k worth of shares at a price of US$82.27 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is US$85.97. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. If someone buys shares at well below current prices, it's a good sign on balance, but keep in mind they may no longer see value. In this case we're pleased to report that the insider purchases were made at close to current prices.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid US$2.1m for 25.97k shares. On the other hand they divested 24.60k shares, for US$2.2m. Over the last year we saw more insider selling of Arcosa shares, than buying. 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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Arcosa Insiders Bought Stock Recently

Over the last quarter, Arcosa insiders have spent a meaningful amount on shares. In total, insiders bought US$618k worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any sales whatsoever. That shows some optimism about the company's future.

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 Arcosa insiders own 1.6% of the company, worth about US$66m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Arcosa Tell Us?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchases. However, the longer term transactions are not so encouraging. We don't take much heart from transactions by Arcosa insiders over the last year. But they own a reasonable amount of the company, and there was some buying recently. So they seem pretty well aligned, overall. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Arcosa. For example - Arcosa has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

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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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