Investors who take an interest in

Viad Corp

(

NYSE:VVI

) should definitely note that the CEO,lexus is f forum President & Director, Steven Moster, recently paid US$55.11 per share to buy US$220k worth of the stock. While that's a very decent purchase to our minds, it was proportionally a bit modest, boosting their holding by just 5.0%.

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Viad Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Steven Moster is the biggest insider purchase of Viad shares that we've seen in the last year. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being US$50.20). Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 11.13k shares for US$647k. But insiders sold 4000 shares worth US$255k. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by Viad insiders. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

NYSE:VVI Recent Insider Trading, March 2nd 2020

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Does Viad Boast High Insider Ownership?

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 2.1% of Viad shares, worth about US$21m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Do The Viad Insider Transactions Indicate?

It is good to see recent purchasing. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Viad insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. Therefore, you should should definitely take a look at this

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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, but not derivative transactions.

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