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Insider Buying: The Metal Bank Limited (ASX:MBK) Executive Chairman Just Bought 35% More Shares

Potential Metal Bank Limited (ASX:MBK) shareholders may wish to note that the Executive Chairman, Ines Scotland, recently bought AU$307k worth of stock, paying AU$0.008 for each share. That's a very solid buy in our book, and increased their holding by a noteworthy 35%.

View our latest analysis for Metal Bank

The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Metal Bank

In fact, the recent purchase by Ines Scotland was the biggest purchase of Metal Bank shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. So it's clear an insider wanted to buy, even at a higher price than the current share price (being AU$0.007). Their view may have changed since then, but at least it shows they felt optimistic at the time. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. It is generally more encouraging if they paid above the current price, as it suggests they saw value, even at higher levels.

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While Metal Bank insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Metal Bank is not the only stock that insiders are buying. For those who like to find winning investments this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket.

Insider Ownership of Metal Bank

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. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. Metal Bank insiders own about AU$1.5m worth of shares. That equates to 18% of the company. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Metal Bank Tell Us?

It is good to see recent purchasing. And the longer term insider transactions also give us confidence. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Insiders likely see value in Metal Bank shares, given these transactions (along with notable insider ownership of the company). So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. When we did our research, we found 4 warning signs for Metal Bank (3 are a bit concerning!) that we believe deserve your full attention.

But note: Metal Bank may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.

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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