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title: "Vericel Independent Director Paul Wotton Sells 35% Of Holding"
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description: "Vericel Corporation's Independent Director, Paul Wotton, sold 35% of his shares, worth $327k at $32.74 each, marking the largest insider sale in the past year. This sale occurred below the current stock price of $33.14, raising questions about insider sentiment on the stock's valuation. Despite this, insiders own 1.2% of Vericel shares, indicating some alignment with shareholders, though no insider purchases have been reported in the last twelve months."
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# Vericel Independent Director Paul Wotton Sells 35% Of Holding

We'd be surprised if **Vericel Corporation** (NASDAQ:VCEL) shareholders haven't noticed that the Independent Director, Paul Wotton, recently sold US$327k worth of stock at US$32.74 per share. That sale was 35% of their holding, so it does make us raise an eyebrow.

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## Vericel Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent sale by Paul Wotton is the biggest insider sale of Vericel shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was selling shares at below the current price (US$33.14). When an insider sells below the current price, it suggests that they considered that lower price to be fair. That makes us wonder what they think of the (higher) recent valuation. Please do note, however, that sellers may have a variety of reasons for selling, so we don't know for sure what they think of the stock price. It is worth noting that this sale was only 35% of Paul Wotton's holding.

Paul Wotton divested 15.00k shares over the last 12 months at an average price of US$34.46. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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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## Insider Ownership

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Insiders own 1.2% of Vericel shares, worth about US$21m. 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 Does This Data Suggest About Vericel Insiders?

An insider sold Vericel shares recently, but they didn't buy any. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. But it is good to see that Vericel is growing earnings. Insiders own shares, but we're still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. We'd practice some caution before buying! In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Vericel. For example - Vericel has **1 warning sign** we think you should be aware of.

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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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests._

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