Financière de Tubize SA (EBR:TUB) surges 3.9%; retail investors who own 42% shares profited along with insiders

Key Insights

• Financière de Tubize's significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• The top 4 shareholders own 57% of the company
• 33% of Financière de Tubize is held by insiders

A look at the shareholders of Financière de Tubize SA (EBR:TUB) can tell us which group is most powerful. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 42% to be precise, is retail investors. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

While retail investors were the group that reaped the most benefits after last week’s 3.9% price gain, insiders also received a 33% cut.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Financière de Tubize.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Financière de Tubize?

Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.

Since institutions own only a small portion of Financière de Tubize, many may not have spent much time considering the stock. But it's clear that some have; and they liked it enough to buy in. So if the company itself can improve over time, we may well see more institutional buyers in the future. We sometimes see a rising share price when a few big institutions want to buy a certain stock at the same time. The history of earnings and revenue, which you can see below, could be helpful in considering if more institutional investors will want the stock. Of course, there are plenty of other factors to consider, too.

Financière de Tubize is not owned by hedge funds. Our data shows that Fej Srl is the largest shareholder with 24% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 13% and 11% of the stock. Diégo du de Bergendal, who is the third-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Member of the Board of Directors.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 4 shareholders control more than half of the company which implies that this group has considerable sway over the company's decision-making.

While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of Financière de Tubize

The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Financière de Tubize SA. Insiders own €1.8b worth of shares in the €5.5b company. That's quite meaningful. Most would say this shows a good degree of alignment with shareholders, especially in a company of this size. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 42% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Financière de Tubize. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.

Private Company Ownership

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 24%, of the company's shares. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Financière de Tubize better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 3 warning signs for Financière de Tubize (2 are a bit unpleasant!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

Of course this may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free free list of interesting companies.

NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the last twelve months, which refer to the 12-month period ending on the last date of the month the financial statement is dated. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.

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