Insiders were net sellers of Vault Minerals Limited's (ASX:VAU ) stock during the past year. That is, insiders sold more stock than they bought.

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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Vault Minerals Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The MD, CEO & Director, Luke Tonkin, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$2.3m worth of shares at a price of AU$0.42 each. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. The silver lining is that this sell-down took place above the latest price (AU$0.38). So it is hard to draw any strong conclusion from it. Luke Tonkin was the only individual insider to sell over the last year.

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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Insider Ownership Of Vault Minerals

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Vault Minerals insiders own about AU$31m worth of shares. That equates to 1.2% of the company. 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 Vault Minerals Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Vault Minerals shares in the last quarter. Still, the insider transactions at Vault Minerals in the last 12 months are not very heartening. But we do like the fact that insiders own a fair chunk of the company. While it's good to be aware of 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. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Vault Minerals and we suggest you have a look.

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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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