Insiders who bought FTAI Aviation Ltd. (NASDAQ:FTAI) stock lover the last 12 months are probably not as affected by last week’s 31% loss. After taking the recent loss into consideration, the US$4.84m worth of stock they bought is now worth US$6.85m, indicating that their investment yielded a positive return.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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FTAI Aviation Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Chairman & CEO Joseph Adams made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$4.8m worth of shares at a price of US$82.00 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of US$116. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

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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FTAI Aviation Insiders Are Selling The Stock

The last quarter saw substantial insider selling of FTAI Aviation shares. In total, Independent Director Paul Goodwin dumped US$3.5m worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any purchases whatsoever. Overall this makes us a bit cautious, but it's not the be all and end all.

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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. FTAI Aviation insiders own 1.4% of the company, currently worth about US$212m based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At FTAI Aviation Tell Us?

An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. In contrast, they appear keener if you look at the last twelve months. On top of that, insiders own a significant portion of the company. So the recent selling doesn't worry us. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing FTAI Aviation. For example - FTAI Aviation has 1 warning sign 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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