Jamf Holding's CTO Trades $549.26 Thousand In Company Stock

Jason Wudi, Chief Technology Officer at Jamf Holding JAMF, made a large buy and sell of company shares on August 31, according to a new SEC filing.

What Happened: A Form 4 filing from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reports that on August 31, Jason Wudi bought 13,558 Jamf Holding shares at a price of $5.49 per share, for a total of $74,433. They then sold their shares on the same day in the open market at a price of $35.02 to raise a total of $474,828 from the sale.

They still own a total of 277,160 of Jamf Holding worth, $9,837,794.

Jamf Holding shares are trading down 0.91% at $35.49 at the time of this writing on Thursday afternoon.

Why Insider Transactions Are Important

Insider transactions shouldn't be used primarily to make an investing decision, however, they can be an important factor for an investor to consider.

In legal terms, an "insider" refers to any shareholder who owns at least 10% of a company. This can include executives in the c-suite and large hedge funds. These insiders are required to let the public know of their transactions via a Form 4 filing, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction.

When a company insider makes a new purchase, that is an indication that they expect the stock to rise.

Insider sells, on the other hand, can be made for a variety of reasons, and may not necessarily mean that the seller thinks the stock will go down.

Important Transaction Codes

Investors prefer focusing on transactions that take place in the open market, indicated in Table I of the Form 4 filing. A P in Box 3 indicates a purchase, while S indicates a sale. Transaction code C indicates the conversion of an option, and transaction code A indicates the insider may have been forced to sell shares in order to receive compensation that had been promised upon being hired by the company.

Get more information on previous transactions.