Sana Biotechnology, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:SANA) stock price has dropped 17% in the previous week, but insiders who sold US$236k in stock over the past year have had less luck. Given that the average selling price of US$9.45 is still lower than the current share price, insiders would probably have been better off keeping their shares.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Sana Biotechnology

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Independent Director, Yuhmin Yang, sold US$236k worth of shares at a price of US$9.45 per share. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (US$1.63). So it may not tell us anything about how insiders feel about the current share price. Yuhmin Yang was the only individual insider to sell shares in the last twelve months.

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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Does Sana Biotechnology Boast High Insider Ownership?

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It appears that Sana Biotechnology insiders own 9.6% of the company, worth about US$35m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Do The Sana Biotechnology Insider Transactions Indicate?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Sana Biotechnology shares in the last quarter. Still, the insider transactions at Sana Biotechnology in the last 12 months are not very heartening. But it's good to see that insiders own shares in the company. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 5 warning signs for Sana Biotechnology (of which 1 is significant!) you should know about.

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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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