Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Alicanto Minerals Picks Up 17% More Stock

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Tue, February 17, 2026 at 6:01 AM GMT+9 3 min read

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Potential Alicanto Minerals Limited (ASX:AQI) shareholders may wish to note that the Independent Non-Executive Chairman, Raymond Shorrocks, recently bought AU$200k worth of stock, paying AU$0.66 for each share. That’s a very solid buy in our book, and increased their holding by a noteworthy 17%.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Alicanto Minerals

In fact, the recent purchase by Raymond Shorrocks was the biggest purchase of Alicanto Minerals shares made by an insider individual in the last twelve months, according to our records. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of AU$1.86. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn’t tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price.

While Alicanto Minerals insiders bought shares during the last year, they didn’t sell. They paid about AU$0.51 on average. It is certainly positive to see that insiders have invested their own money in the company. But we must note that the investments were made at well below today’s share price. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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ASX:AQI Insider Trading Volume February 16th 2026

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Insider Ownership Of Alicanto Minerals

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. Insiders own 11% of Alicanto Minerals shares, worth about AU$34m. We’ve certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Alicanto Minerals Tell Us?

The recent insider purchases are heartening. We also take confidence from the longer term picture of insider transactions. However, we note that the company didn’t make a profit over the last twelve months, which makes us cautious. Given that insiders also own a fair bit of Alicanto Minerals we think they are probably pretty confident of a bright future. So while it’s helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it’s also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. In terms of investment risks, **we’ve identified 3 warning signs **with Alicanto Minerals and understanding these should be part of your investment process.

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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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