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McLaren Minerals Insiders AU$635k Short Of Breakeven On Stock Purchase

Simply Wall St · 1d ago

Some of the losses seen by insiders who purchased AU$1.47m worth of McLaren Minerals Limited (ASX:MML) shares over the past year were recovered after the stock increased by 17% over the past week. The purchase, however, has proven to be a pricey bet, with losses currently totalling AU$635k.

While insider transactions are not the most important thing when it comes to long-term investing, we would consider it foolish to ignore insider transactions altogether.

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McLaren Minerals Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Over the last year, we can see that the biggest insider purchase was by insider Senthan Shivananda for AU$1.0m worth of shares, at about AU$0.029 per share. That means that an insider was happy to buy shares at above the current price of AU$0.014. It's very possible they regret the purchase, but it's more likely they are bullish about the company. In our view, the price an insider pays for shares is very important. As a general rule, we feel more positive about a stock if insiders have bought shares at above current prices, because that suggests they viewed the stock as good value, even at a higher price.

Happily, we note that in the last year insiders paid AU$1.5m for 59.44m shares. But they sold 3.47m shares for AU$91k. Overall, McLaren Minerals insiders were net buyers during the last year. They paid about AU$0.025 on average. This is nice to see since it implies that insiders might see value around current prices. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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ASX:MML Insider Trading Volume October 12th 2026

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Insider Ownership Of McLaren Minerals

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. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that McLaren Minerals insiders own 35% of the company, worth about AU$2.5m. 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 McLaren Minerals Tell Us?

The fact that there have been no McLaren Minerals insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. 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 McLaren Minerals insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. At Simply Wall St, we found 6 warning signs for McLaren Minerals 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.