Komercní banka, a.s.'s (SEP:KOMB) top owners are public companies with 61% stake, while 20% is held by individual investors

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by public companies in Komercní banka indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The largest shareholder of the company is Société Générale Société anonyme with a 61% stake
• Institutions own 19% of Komercní banka

If you want to know who really controls Komercní banka, a.s. (SEP:KOMB), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 61% to be precise, is public companies. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

Meanwhile, individual investors make up 20% of the company’s shareholders.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Komercní banka.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Komercní banka?

Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it's included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Komercní banka. 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 Komercní banka, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Komercní banka. Société Générale Société anonyme is currently the company's largest shareholder with 61% of shares outstanding. With such a huge stake in the ownership, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 5.8% and 2.6%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.

While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.

Insider Ownership Of Komercní banka

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.

I generally consider insider ownership to be a good thing. However, on some occasions it makes it more difficult for other shareholders to hold the board accountable for decisions.

We note our data does not show any board members holding shares, personally. It is unusual not to have at least some personal holdings by board members, so our data might be flawed. A good next step would be to check how much the CEO is paid.

General Public Ownership

With a 20% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Komercní banka. 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.

Public Company Ownership

It appears to us that public companies own 61% of Komercní banka. We can't be certain but it is quite possible this is a strategic stake. The businesses may be similar, or work together.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Komercní banka better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for Komercní banka you should be aware of.

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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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