Why insider trading matters?

Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise.

- Peter Lynch
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP (NATI)
Sector: Technology; Industry: Software—Application

National Instruments Corporation provides a software-centric platform and systems to engineers and scientists worldwide. The company's application software comprises NI TestStand that is used for automated test and measurement applications in a manufacturing environment; NI VeriStand, a ready-to-use software environment for configuring real-time testing applications; Flexlogger for quick sensor configuration and data logging of mixed signals to verify electromechanical systems; and NI InsightCM Enterprise, a software solution with integrated hardware options for monitoring ancillary rotating equipment. It serves semiconductor, transportation, aerospace, and defense industries; and government agencies.


Trade Date Insider Title Buy/Sell #Shares Price Value Option
2009-11-10 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 6,000 $27.95 $167,700 No
2009-11-11 DANIELS R GARY Director Sell 2,000 $28.21 $56,428 No
2009-11-09 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 3,000 $27.50 $82,500 No
2009-11-02 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 3,000 $26.65 $79,950 No
2009-10-28 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 6,000 $28.01 $168,052 No
2009-10-26 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 3,000 $26.95 $80,850 No
2009-10-19 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 3,000 $27.70 $83,100 No
2009-10-12 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 9,000 $27.97 $251,696 No
2009-10-05 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 3,000 $26.76 $80,271 No
2009-09-28 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 9,000 $27.78 $250,050 No
2009-09-21 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 9,000 $28.30 $254,731 No
2009-09-18 RAZDAN ASH Dir Corp Dev & Ofc of Pres Sell 598 $28.90 $17,282 No
2009-09-15 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 6,000 $27.95 $167,700 No
2009-09-14 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 3,000 $27.45 $82,350 No
2009-09-10 RAZDAN ASH Dir Corp Dev & Ofc of Pres Sell 2,000 $26.90 $53,800 No
2009-09-08 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 3,000 $25.70 $77,100 No
2009-08-31 GRAFF JOHN Vice President Sell 1,537 $25.44 $39,102 No
2009-08-31 KODOSKY JEFFREY L Director Sell 3,000 $25.58 $76,735 No

Insider Smart

Altimmune, Inc. (ALT) - Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners III, L.P., 10%-owner of ALT bought 1.3M shares in late May then added another 1.5M shares in June with an averaged ~$8 per share. 10 days after the accumulation, ALT price jumped to $10.