Insider Sale: Director Richard Giltner Sells 10,000 Shares of United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR)

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Nov 07, 2024
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On November 5, 2024, Richard Giltner, Director at United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR, Financial), executed a sale of 10,000 shares of the company. The transaction was documented in a recent SEC Filing. Following this transaction, the insider now owns 17,420 shares of the company.

United Therapeutics Corp, a biotechnology firm, focuses on the development and commercialization of unique products to address the unmet medical needs of patients with chronic and life-threatening conditions.

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Over the past year, Richard Giltner has sold a total of 10,000 shares and has not made any purchases. The broader trend within United Therapeutics Corp shows a significant inclination towards insider selling, with 111 insider sales and no insider buys over the same period.

Shares of United Therapeutics Corp were priced at $381.7 on the day of the sale. The company holds a market cap of approximately $17.75 billion. The price-earnings ratio stands at 17.46, which is below the industry median of 26.79, indicating a potentially lower valuation relative to its peers.

The stock's GF Value is estimated at $326.66, suggesting that at a price of $381.7, United Therapeutics Corp is modestly overvalued with a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.17.

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The GF Value is derived from historical trading multiples like the price-earnings ratio, price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow, adjusted by a GuruFocus factor based on past returns and growth, and supplemented by analyst estimates of future business performance.

This insider sale could be of interest to investors tracking insider behaviors as an indicator of confidence levels regarding the company's current valuation and future prospects.

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