Scott Victor Hicks Bought 131% More Shares In Fuerte Metals

Potential Fuerte Metals Corp. (CVE:FMT) shareholders may wish to note that the Independent Director, Scott Victor Hicks, recently bought CA$330k worth of stock, paying CA$1.65 for each share. That certainly has us anticipating the best, especially since they thusly increased their own holding by 131%, potentially signalling some real optimism. Trump has pledged to "unleash" American oil and gas and these 15 US stocks have developments that are poised to benefit. Fuerte Metals Insider Transactions Over The Last Year Notably, that recent purchase by Scott Victor Hicks is the biggest insider purchase of Fuerte Metals shares that we've seen in the last year.

We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of CA$3.44. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive. In the last twelve months Fuerte Metals insiders were buying shares, but not selling. Their average price was about CA$1.44. It is certainly positive to see that insiders have invested their own money in the company. However, we do note that they were buying at significantly lower prices than today's share price. 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! Check out our latest analysis for Fuerte Metals TSXV:FMT Insider Trading Volume October 12th 2025 Fuerte Metals 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 Of Fuerte Metals Another way to test the alignment between the leaders of a company and other shareholders is to look at how many shares they own. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests.

Fuerte Metals insiders own about CA$52m 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 Does This Data Suggest About Fuerte Metals Insiders? It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchase. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. But we don't feel the same about the fact the company is making losses. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Fuerte Metals we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future.

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 4 warning signs (3 are a bit unpleasant!) that you ought to be aware of before buying any shares in Fuerte Metals. Story Continues Of course Fuerte Metals may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of high quality companies. 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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