Insiders who bought Native Mineral Resources Holdings Limited (ASX:NMR) stock in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The company's market value increased by AU$12m as a result of the stock's 13% gain over the same period. In other words, the original AU$6.67m purchase is now worth AU$23.5m.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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Native Mineral Resources Holdings Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The MD, CEO & Director Blake Cannavo made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$3.0m worth of shares at a price of AU$0.04 each. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (AU$0.14), we still think insider buying is a positive. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

In the last twelve months Native Mineral Resources Holdings insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insiders At Native Mineral Resources Holdings Have Bought Stock Recently

Over the last quarter, Native Mineral Resources Holdings insiders have spent a meaningful amount on shares. Overall, two insiders shelled out AU$6.2m for shares in the company -- and none sold. This makes one think the business has some good points.

Does Native Mineral Resources Holdings Boast High Insider Ownership?

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Native Mineral Resources Holdings insiders own about AU$37m worth of shares. That equates to 33% of the company. 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 Native Mineral Resources Holdings Insider Transactions Indicate?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Native Mineral Resources Holdings we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. 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've found that Native Mineral Resources Holdings has 5 warning signs (4 are potentially serious!) that deserve your attention before going any further with your analysis.

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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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