Those following along with FTAI Aviation Ltd. (NASDAQ:FTAI) will no doubt be intrigued by the recent purchase of shares by David Moreno, Chief Operating Officer of the company, who spent a stonking US$624k on stock at an average price of US$94.85. Aside from being a solid chunk in its own right, the deft move also saw their holding increase by some 17%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At FTAI Aviation

The Chairman Joseph Adams made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$4.8m worth of shares at a price of US$82.00 each. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (US$108), we still think insider buying is a positive. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

In the last twelve months insiders purchased 70.78k shares for US$6.0m. But insiders sold 20.00k shares worth US$3.5m. In the last twelve months there was more buying than selling by FTAI Aviation insiders. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

View our latest analysis for FTAI Aviation NasdaqGS:FTAI Insider Trading Volume May 7th 2025

There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this freelist of undervalued small cap companies that insiders are buying.

Insider Ownership Of FTAI Aviation

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. FTAI Aviation insiders own 1.4% of the company, currently worth about US$145m based on the recent share price. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

So What Do The FTAI Aviation Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about FTAI Aviation. That's what I like to see! So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for FTAI Aviation (of which 1 can't be ignored!) you should know about.

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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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