Jordan Kaplan Is The President of Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE:DEI) And They Just Picked Up 1.4% More Shares

Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE:DEI) shareholders (or potential shareholders) will be happy to see that the President, Jordan Kaplan, recently bought a whopping US$997k worth of stock, at a price of US$25.38. There's no denying a buy of that magnitude suggests conviction in a brighter future, although we do note that proportionally it only increased their holding by 1.4%.

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Douglas Emmett Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The Independent Director Christopher Anderson made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$1.5m worth of shares at a price of US$43.23 each. That means that even when the share price was higher than US$25.72 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. To us, it's very important to consider the price insiders pay for shares. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.

Douglas Emmett insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. They paid about US$33.17 on average. This is nice to see since it implies that insiders might see value around current prices. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, 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 Douglas Emmett Boast High Insider Ownership?

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Douglas Emmett insiders own about US$183m worth of shares (which is 3.6% of the company). This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Douglas Emmett Tell Us?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Douglas Emmett. Looks promising! So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Be aware that Douglas Emmett is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 2 of those can't be ignored...

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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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