Peach Property Group AG's (VTX:PEAN) last week's 5.7% decline must have disappointed private companies who have a significant stake

Every investor in Peach Property Group AG (VTX:PEAN) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that private companies own the lion's share in the company with 48% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

And following last week's 5.7% decline in share price, private companies suffered the most losses.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Peach Property Group, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Peach Property Group?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Peach Property Group. This suggests some credibility amongst professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone since institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. It is not uncommon to see a big share price drop if two large institutional investors try to sell out of a stock at the same time. So it is worth checking the past earnings trajectory of Peach Property Group, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Peach Property Group is not owned by hedge funds. Peak Investment S.À R.L is currently the company's largest shareholder with 26% of shares outstanding. The second and third largest shareholders are Arquus Capital N.V. and ZBG Group, with an equal amount of shares to their name at 7.6%. Additionally, the company's CEO Thomas Wolfensberger directly holds 4.3% of the total shares outstanding.

We did some more digging and found that 6 of the top shareholders account for roughly 52% of the register, implying that along with larger shareholders, there are a few smaller shareholders, thereby balancing out each others interests somewhat.

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. There are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.

Insider Ownership Of Peach Property Group

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.

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.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own some shares in Peach Property Group AG. As individuals, the insiders collectively own CHF52m worth of the CHF888m company. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.

General Public Ownership

With a 31% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Peach Property Group. While this size of ownership may not be enough to sway a policy decision in their favour, they can still make a collective impact on company policies.

Private Company Ownership

We can see that Private Companies own 48%, of the shares on issue. 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 Peach Property Group better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks for example - Peach Property Group has 4 warning signs (and 2 which are potentially serious) we think you should know about.

If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.

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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