It is usually uneventful when a single insider buys stock. However, When quite a few insiders buy shares, as it happened in Premier1 Lithium Limited's (ASX:PLC) 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.

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Premier1 Lithium Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Non Executive Chairman Nicholas Limb bought AU$300k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.25 per share. That means that even when the share price was higher than AU$0.03 (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.

In the last twelve months Premier1 Lithium insiders were buying shares, but not selling. Their average price was about AU$0.22. This is nice to see since it implies that insiders might see value around current prices. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership Of Premier1 Lithium

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Insiders own 23% of Premier1 Lithium shares, worth about AU$1.2m. This level of insider ownership is good but just short of being particularly stand-out. It certainly does suggest a reasonable degree of alignment.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Premier1 Lithium Tell Us?

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. Insiders do have a stake in Premier1 Lithium and their transactions don't cause us concern. So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. To help with this, we've discovered 5 warning signs (4 are potentially serious!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Premier1 Lithium.