Notable 908 Devices Insider Trades $1.90 Million In Company Stock

Joseph Griffith Iv, Chief Financial Officer at 908 Devices MASS, made a large buy and sell of company shares on September 8, according to a new SEC filing.

What Happened: A Form 4 filing from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reports that on September 8, Joseph Griffith Iv bought 49,898 908 Devices shares at prices ranging from $0.53 to $0.96 per share, for a total of $28,082. They then sold their shares on the same day in the open market at prices ranging from $36.66 to $39.07 to raise a total of $1,876,724 from the sale.

Following the transaction, Iv still owns 91,580 shares of 908 Devices worth $3,343,585.

908 Devices shares were up 1.61% after Friday's closing.

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The Importance of Insider Transactions

Insider transactions shouldn't be used primarily to make an investing decision, however an insider transaction can be an important factor in the investing decision.

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.

Transaction Codes To Focus On

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.

Check Out The Full List Of 908 Devices's Insider Trades.