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Metal Hawk Insider Purchases Yet To Pay Off Regardless Of Recent Strength

Simply Wall St · 5d ago

Some of the losses seen by insiders who purchased AU$518.6k worth of Metal Hawk Limited (ASX:MHK) shares over the past year were recovered after the stock increased by 10.0% over the past week. However, total losses seen by insiders are still AU$354k since the time of purchase.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Metal Hawk

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by insider Timothy Rupert Goyder for AU$410k worth of shares, at about AU$0.41 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than AU$0.11 (the recent price), an insider wanted to purchase shares. While their view may have changed since the purchase was made, this does at least suggest they have had confidence in the company's future. We always take careful note of the price insiders pay when purchasing shares. Generally speaking, it catches our eye when insiders have purchased shares at above current prices, as it suggests they believed the shares were worth buying, even at a higher price.

While Metal Hawk insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn't sell. The average buy price was around AU$0.35. These transactions suggest that insiders have considered the current price attractive. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart 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:MHK Insider Trading Volume January 3rd 2026

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Does Metal Hawk 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. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Metal Hawk insiders own about AU$3.4m worth of shares. That equates to 25% 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.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Metal Hawk Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Metal Hawk shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Metal Hawk insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. 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 found 3 warning signs for Metal Hawk that deserve your attention before buying any shares.

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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.