Insider Stock Buying Reaches US$35.7m On Nerdy

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20-07-2025

In the last year, multiple insiders have substantially increased their holdings of Nerdy, Inc. (NYSE:NRDY) stock, indicating that insiders' optimism about the company's prospects has increased.
Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
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Nerdy Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Founder Charles Cohn bought US$9.7m worth of shares at a price of US$0.91 per share. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (US$1.59), we still think insider buying is a positive. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.
Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 32.07m shares worth US$36m. On the other hand they divested 610.08k shares, for US$908k. Overall, Nerdy insiders were net buyers during the last year. The average buy price was around US$1.11. We don't deny that it is nice to see insiders buying stock in the company. But we must note that the investments were made at well below today's share price. 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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Insiders At Nerdy Have Sold Stock Recently
We've seen more insider selling than insider buying at Nerdy recently. We note insiders cashed in US$294k worth of shares. On the flip side, Independent Director Abigail Blunt spent US$20k on purchasing shares. Since the selling really does outweigh the buying, we'd say that these transactions may suggest that some insiders feel the shares are not cheap.
Does Nerdy 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 Nerdy insiders own 27% of the company, worth about US$51m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
What Might The Insider Transactions At Nerdy Tell Us?
The insider sales have outweighed the insider buying, at Nerdy, in the last three months. In contrast, they appear keener if you look at the last twelve months. And insiders do own shares. So we're happy enough to look past some selling. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Nerdy. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Nerdy 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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