Jacquet Metals SA (EPA:JCQ) CEO Eric Jacquet, the company's largest shareholder sees 10% reduction in holdings value

Key Insights

• Significant insider control over Jacquet Metals implies vested interests in company growth
• A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 53% ownership
• 35% of Jacquet Metals is held by Institutions

If you want to know who really controls Jacquet Metals SA (EPA:JCQ), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 49% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, insiders as a group endured the highest losses after market cap fell by €41m.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Jacquet Metals?

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.

We can see that Jacquet Metals does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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 Jacquet Metals, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Jacquet Metals is not owned by hedge funds. The company's CEO Eric Jacquet is the largest shareholder with 43% of shares outstanding. With 10% and 7.1% of the shares outstanding respectively, Amiral Gestion and Moneta Asset Management are the second and third largest shareholders.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 2 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of the company.

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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Jacquet Metals

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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 Jacquet Metals SA. Insiders own €177m worth of shares in the €361m company. It is great to see insiders so invested in the business. It might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

With a 16% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Jacquet Metals. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Jacquet Metals better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 3 warning signs with Jacquet Metals (at least 1 which is significant) , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.

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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