James Abrahamson Is The Independent Chair of the Board of VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) And They Just Picked Up 5.3% More Shares

Investors who take an interest in VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) should definitely note that the Independent Chair of the Board, James Abrahamson, recently paid US$23.92 per share to buy US$122k worth of the stock. While that's a very decent purchase to our minds, it was proportionally a bit modest, boosting their holding by just 5.3%.

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VICI Properties Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The CEO & Director Edward Pitoniak made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$583k worth of shares at a price of US$24.60 each. That implies that an insider found the current price of US$25.81 per share to be enticing. Of course they may have changed their mind. But this suggests they are optimistic. While we always like to see insider buying, it's less meaningful if the purchases were made at much lower prices, as the opportunity they saw may have passed. Happily, the VICI Properties insiders decided to buy shares at close to current prices.

While VICI Properties insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. 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 VICI Properties Boast High Insider Ownership?

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that VICI Properties insiders own 0.2% of the company, worth about US$22m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Do The VICI Properties Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest VICI Properties insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Case in point: We've spotted 4 warning signs for VICI Properties you should be aware of, and 1 of these is concerning.

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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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