Insiders were net buyers of Landstar System, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LSTR ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders bought more stock than they sold.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Landstar System

The Independent Director Homaira Akbari made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$303k worth of shares at a price of US$151 each. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at around the current price of US$156. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. We do always like to see insider buying, but it is worth noting if those purchases were made at well below today's share price, as the discount to value may have narrowed with the rising price. Happily, the Landstar System insider decided to buy shares at close to current prices. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Homaira Akbari.

Homaira Akbari bought a total of 2.50k shares over the year at an average price of US$152. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Does Landstar System 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 0.9% of Landstar System shares, worth about US$54m. 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 Landstar System Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Landstar System 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 Landstar System. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Landstar System 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, but not derivative transactions.

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