Possible Bearish Signals With General Motors Insiders Disposing Stock

Simply Wall St

Sat, February 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM GMT+9 3 min read

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Over the past year, many General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) insiders sold a significant stake in the company which may have piqued investors’ interest. When analyzing insider transactions, it is usually more valuable to know whether insiders are buying versus knowing if they are selling, as the latter sends an ambiguous message. However, when multiple insiders sell stock over a specific duration, shareholders should take notice as that could possibly be a red flag.

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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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At General Motors

In the last twelve months, the biggest single sale by an insider was when the Chairman & CEO, Mary Barra, sold US$23m worth of shares at a price of US$58.24 per share. So it’s clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even below the current price of US$81.08. We generally consider it a negative if insiders have been selling, especially if they did so below the current price, because it implies that they considered a lower price to be reasonable. While insider selling is not a positive sign, we can’t be sure if it does mean insiders think the shares are fully valued, so it’s only a weak sign. This single sale was just 41% of Mary Barra’s stake.

Insiders in General Motors didn’t buy any shares in the last year. 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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NYSE:GM Insider Trading Volume February 14th 2026

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Insider Ownership Of General Motors

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. General Motors insiders own about US$186m worth of shares (which is 0.3% of the company). I like to see this level of insider ownership, because it increases the chances that management are thinking about the best interests of shareholders.

So What Do The General Motors Insider Transactions Indicate?

There haven’t been any insider transactions in the last three months – that doesn’t mean much. While we feel good about high insider ownership of General Motors, we can’t say the same about the selling of shares. So while it’s helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it’s also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. At Simply Wall St, we found 3 warning signs for General Motors that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

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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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