It’s common for executives compensation to be partly in stock or stock options, so it’s not uncommon for them to execute and sell.
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dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year agoHard not to see selling stock, as an executive, as confidence inspiring.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Album@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
All execs sell their own stock all the time. You’re just aware of it today for one company so it seems like an issue.
Riccitiello has 3 million shares. He sold 2k (.06%) recently and 50k (1.5%) YTD.
You should also be made aware that when you are identified as a director of a company, trades like this are generally automatically scheduled due to MNPI regulations.
www.gurufocus.com/stock/U/insider
Tim Apple sells about a million shares of AAPL every year, while holding roughly 3M continuously. Likely all pre-planned on a schedule.
www.gurufocus.com/stock/AAPL/insider