It is usually uneventful when a single insider buys stock. However, When quite a few insiders buy shares, as it happened in Canadian North Resources Inc.'s (CVE:CNRI) case, it's fantastic news for shareholders.

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.

Check out our latest analysis for Canadian North Resources

Canadian North Resources Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Chairman Lee Quan Shim bought CA$200k worth of shares at a price of CA$2.00 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than CA$1.04 (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.

Canadian North Resources insiders may have bought shares in the last year, but they didn't sell any. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

Canadian North Resources is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of under-the-radar companies with insider buying.

Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company 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. Canadian North Resources insiders own about CA$32m worth of shares. That equates to 25% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Do The Canadian North Resources Insider Transactions Indicate?

The fact that there have been no Canadian North Resources insider transactions recently certainly doesn't bother us. However, our analysis of transactions over the last year is heartening. Overall we don't see anything to make us think Canadian North Resources insiders are doubting the company, and they do own shares. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing Canadian North Resources. For example, Canadian North Resources has 5 warning signs (and 3 which are a bit concerning) we think you should know about.