Potential Hannans Limited (ASX:HNR) shareholders may wish to note that insider Christopher Reed recently bought AU$365k worth of stock, paying AU$0.0044 for each share. That's a very decent purchase to our minds and it grew their holding by a solid 12%.

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Hannans Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent purchase by Christopher Reed is the biggest insider purchase of Hannans shares that we've seen in the last year. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, at around the current price, which is AU$0.005. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. If someone buys shares at well below current prices, it's a good sign on balance, but keep in mind they may no longer see value. Happily, the Hannans insider decided to buy shares at close to current prices. The only individual insider to buy over the last year was Christopher Reed.

Christopher Reed bought 92.95m shares over the last 12 months at an average price of AU$0.0047. 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!

There are always plenty of stocks that insiders are buying. So if that suits your style you could check each stock one by one or you could take a look at this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 35% of Hannans shares, worth about AU$4.1m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

So What Do The Hannans Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. When combined with notable insider ownership, these factors suggest Hannans insiders are well aligned, and that they may think the share price is too low. 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. For instance, we've identified 5 warning signs for Hannans (3 are potentially serious) you should be aware of.

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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, but not derivative transactions.

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