Insiders who bought Meridian Mining UK Societas (TSE:MNO) stock in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The company's market value increased by CA$46m as a result of the stock's 24% gain over the same period. As a result, their original purchase of US$3.66m worth of stock is now worth US$4.63m.

While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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Meridian Mining UK Societas Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent purchase by Henry Maxey was the biggest purchase of Meridian Mining UK Societas shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. Even though the purchase was made at a significantly lower price than the recent price (CA$0.45), we still think insider buying is a positive. While it does suggest insiders consider the stock undervalued at lower prices, this transaction doesn't tell us much about what they think of current prices.

While Meridian Mining UK Societas 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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Insiders At Meridian Mining UK Societas Have Bought Stock Recently

Over the last quarter, Meridian Mining UK Societas insiders have spent a meaningful amount on shares. In total, insiders bought CA$3.6m worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any sales whatsoever. This makes one think the business has some good points.

Does Meridian Mining UK Societas Boast High Insider Ownership?

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. It appears that Meridian Mining UK Societas insiders own 14% of the company, worth about CA$17m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.