Chief Financial Officer of Lamb Weston Holdings James Gray Buys 210% More Shares

Investors who take an interest in Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LW) should definitely note that the Chief Financial Officer, James Gray, recently paid US$40.92 per share to buy US$409k worth of the stock. We reckon that's a good sign, especially since the purchase boosted their holding by 210%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Lamb Weston Holdings

The Executive Chair Jan Eli B. Craps made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$2.4m worth of shares at a price of US$48.65 each. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being US$41.54). While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid US$3.3m for 72.06k shares. But insiders sold 1.60k shares worth US$100k. Overall, Lamb Weston Holdings insiders were net buyers during the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Does Lamb Weston Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Lamb Weston Holdings insiders own about US$48m worth of shares. That equates to 0.8% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Lamb Weston Holdings Insiders?

It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchases. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Lamb Weston Holdings we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Lamb Weston Holdings. You'd be interested to know, that we found 2 warning signs for Lamb Weston Holdings and we suggest you have a look.

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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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