Arcosa Group President Kerry Cole Sells 29% Of Holding

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Some Arcosa, Inc. (NYSE:ACA) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Group President, Kerry Cole, recently sold a substantial US$763k worth of stock at a price of US$95.77 per share. That’s a big disposal, and it decreased their holding size by 29%, which is notable but not too bad.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Arcosa

In fact, the recent sale by Kerry Cole was the biggest sale of Arcosa shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So it’s clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even slightly below the current price of US$96.63. 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. However, while insider selling is sometimes discouraging, it’s only a weak signal. This single sale was just 29% of Kerry Cole’s stake.

Over the last year, we can see that insiders have bought 13.85k shares worth US$1.1m. But insiders sold 21.42k shares worth US$2.0m. In total, Arcosa insiders sold more than they bought over the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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NYSE:ACA Insider Trading Volume August 17th 2025

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Insider Ownership Of Arcosa

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that Arcosa insiders own 1.8% of the company, worth about US$85m. 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 Arcosa Tell Us?

Insiders sold Arcosa shares recently, but they didn’t buy any. Despite some insider buying, the longer term picture doesn’t make us feel much more positive. While insiders do own shares, they don’t own a heap, and they have been selling. So we’d only buy after careful consideration. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it’s also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. When we did our research, we found 4 warning signs for Arcosa (1 is significant!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

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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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