Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme's (EPA:ALPUL) biggest owners are private companies who got richer after stock soared 11% last week

Key Insights

• Significant control over Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme by private companies implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• Neology Holding owns 51% of the company
• Institutions own 16% of Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme

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A look at the shareholders of Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme (EPA:ALPUL) can tell us which group is most powerful. We can see that private companies own the lion's share in the company with 51% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

As a result, private companies collectively scored the highest last week as the company hit €151m market cap following a 11% gain in the stock.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme.

Check out our latest analysis for Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme?

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.

Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Neology Holding with 51% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. With 7.2% and 2.0% of the shares outstanding respectively, PEH Wertpapier AG and HC Capital Advisors GmbH are the second and third largest shareholders.

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 Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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.

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 Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme insiders own under 1% of the company. But they may have an indirect interest through a corporate structure that we haven't picked up on. It seems the board members have no more than €32k worth of shares in the €151m company. Many investors in smaller companies prefer to see the board more heavily invested. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 32% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme. 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

It seems that Private Companies own 51%, of the Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme stock. It might be worth looking deeper into this. If related parties, such as insiders, have an interest in one of these private companies, that should be disclosed in the annual report. Private companies may also have a strategic interest in the company.

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. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 4 warning signs with Pullup Entertainment Société anonyme (at least 2 which make us uncomfortable) , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter 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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