Carnavale Resources Insider Confidence Rewarded, Stock Hits AU$24m Market Cap

Insiders who bought Carnavale Resources Limited (ASX:CAV) stock in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The company's market value increased by AU$4.0m as a result of the stock's 17% gain over the same period. In other words, the original AU$554k purchase is now worth AU$1.5m.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Carnavale Resources

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when insider Phillip Coulson bought AU$354k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.002 per share. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of AU$0.007. 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.

Phillip Coulson bought a total of 221.37m shares over the year at an average price of AU$0.0025. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Does Carnavale Resources Boast High Insider Ownership?

Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It appears that Carnavale Resources insiders own 34% of the company, worth about AU$8.1m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Carnavale Resources Insiders?

The recent insider purchase is heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Carnavale Resources we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. While we like knowing what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. For instance, we've identified 6 warning signs for Carnavale Resources (4 don't sit too well with us) 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 of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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