Emerald Resources NL (ASX:EMR) insiders who purchased shares in the last 12 months were richly rewarded last week. The stock climbed by 15% resulting in a AU$422m addition to the company’s market value. As a result, the stock they originally bought for AU$1.21m is now worth AU$1.75m.

Although we don't think shareholders should simply follow insider transactions, logic dictates you should pay some attention to whether insiders are buying or selling shares.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Emerald Resources

In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when Independent Non-Executive Chairman Jay Hughes bought AU$508k worth of shares at a price of AU$3.39 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of AU$4.86. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.

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

View our latest analysis for Emerald Resources ASX:EMR Insider Trading Volume September 24th 2025

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Insider Ownership

Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. It's great to see that Emerald Resources insiders own 18% of the company, worth about AU$580m. This kind of significant ownership by insiders does generally increase the chance that the company is run in the interest of all shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Emerald Resources Tell Us?

It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded Emerald Resources shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. With high insider ownership and encouraging transactions, it seems like Emerald Resources insiders think the business has merit. Of course, the future is what matters most. So if you are interested in Emerald Resources, you should check out this freereport on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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.

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