Gubra A/S' (CPH:GUBRA): Top Key Executive Niels Vrang is the most bullish insider, and their stock value gained 9.4% last week

Key Insights

• Insiders appear to have a vested interest in Gubra's growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership
• A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 61% ownership
• 23% of Gubra is held by Institutions

Every investor in Gubra A/S (CPH:GUBRA) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 65% stake, individual insiders possess the maximum shares in the company. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

Clearly, insiders benefitted the most after the company's market cap rose by kr.472m last week.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Gubra?

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.

Gubra already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. 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 Gubra, (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 Gubra. Because actions speak louder than words, we consider it a good sign when insiders own a significant stake in a company. In Gubra's case, its Top Key Executive, Niels Vrang, is the largest shareholder, holding 31% of shares outstanding. With 31% and 8.9% of the shares outstanding respectively, Jacob Jelsing and Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (Atp) are the second and third largest shareholders. Interestingly, the second-largest shareholder, Jacob Jelsing is also Top Key Executive, again, pointing towards strong insider ownership amongst the company's top shareholders. Furthermore, CEO Henrik Blou is the owner of 3.2% of the company's shares.

A more detailed study of the shareholder registry showed us that 2 of the top shareholders have a considerable amount of ownership in the company, via their 61% stake.

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. As far as we can tell there isn't analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.

Insider Ownership Of Gubra

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.

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.

Our information suggests that insiders own more than half of Gubra A/S. This gives them effective control of the company. Given it has a market cap of kr.5.5b, that means they have kr.3.6b worth of shares. Most would argue this is a positive, showing strong alignment with shareholders. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 12% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Gubra. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Next Steps:

I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Take risks for example - Gubra has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.

Of course this may not be the best stock to buy. Therefore, you may wish to see our free collection of interesting prospects boasting favorable financials.

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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