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Po Valley Energy Reaches AU$76m Market Cap Benefiting Insider Stock Buying

Simply Wall St · 2d ago

Po Valley Energy Limited (ASX:PVE) insiders who purchased shares in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The stock climbed by 16% resulting in a AU$10m addition to the company’s market value. Put another way, the original €188.4k acquisition is now worth €322.2k.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Po Valley Energy

The Executive Chairman & CEO Kevin Bailey made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$140k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.039 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of AU$0.066. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

While Po Valley Energy 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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ASX:PVE Insider Trading Volume December 16th 2025

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Does Po Valley Energy Boast High 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. It's great to see that Po Valley Energy insiders own 56% of the company, worth about AU$43m. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Do The Po Valley Energy Insider Transactions Indicate?

There haven't been any insider transactions in the last three months -- that doesn't mean much. On a brighter note, the transactions over the last year are encouraging. It would be great to see more insider buying, but overall it seems like Po Valley Energy insiders are reasonably well aligned (owning significant chunk of the company's shares) and optimistic for the future. 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. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Po Valley Energy you should be aware of, and 1 of them is concerning.

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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.