Top Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership On Euronext Paris For September 2024

As the global markets react to the U.S. Federal Reserve's recent rate cut, European stocks have shown mixed results with France’s CAC 40 Index posting modest gains. In this environment, identifying growth companies with high insider ownership can be particularly advantageous as it often signals strong confidence from those closest to the business.

Top 10 Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership In France

Name	Insider Ownership	Earnings Growth
Groupe OKwind Société anonyme (ENXTPA:ALOKW)	20.6%	36%
VusionGroup (ENXTPA:VU)	13.4%	82.3%
Icape Holding (ENXTPA:ALICA)	30.2%	28.1%
Arcure (ENXTPA:ALCUR)	21.4%	26.6%
La Française de l'Energie (ENXTPA:FDE)	19.9%	31.9%
S.M.A.I.O (ENXTPA:ALSMA)	17.4%	35.2%
Munic (ENXTPA:ALMUN)	29.2%	149.1%
Adocia (ENXTPA:ADOC)	11.9%	64%
MedinCell (ENXTPA:MEDCL)	15.8%	93.9%
OSE Immunotherapeutics (ENXTPA:OSE)	25.6%	5.9%

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Exclusive Networks (ENXTPA:EXN)

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Exclusive Networks SA operates as a global cybersecurity specialist for digital infrastructure with a market cap of €2.13 billion.

Operations: Exclusive Networks SA generates revenue from three primary regions: €480 million from APAC, €4.19 billion from EMEA, and €705 million from the Americas.

Insider Ownership: 13.1%

Earnings Growth Forecast: 33.7% p.a.

Exclusive Networks, a French cybersecurity firm, is set to be taken private by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Permira in a deal valuing the company at €2.2 billion (US$2.4 billion). The consortium will acquire 66.7% of shares from Permira’s Everest UK HoldCo and founder Olivier Breittmayer at €24.25 per share, including an exceptional distribution of €5.29 per share. Despite lower profit margins this year (2.7%), revenue growth is forecasted at 14% annually, outpacing the French market's 5.7%.

• Get an in-depth perspective on Exclusive Networks' performance by reading our analyst estimates report here.
• Our expertly prepared valuation report Exclusive Networks implies its share price may be too high.

Lectra (ENXTPA:LSS)

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Lectra SA provides industrial intelligence solutions for the fashion, automotive, and furniture markets across Northern Europe, Southern Europe, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific with a market cap of €1.10 billion.

Operations: Revenue segments for Lectra are €172.65 million from the Americas and €118.54 million from the Asia-Pacific, with a segment adjustment of €209.13 million.

Insider Ownership: 19.6%

Earnings Growth Forecast: 29.3% p.a.

Lectra, a French technology company specializing in industrial equipment and software, has seen mixed financial results recently. For the half-year ending June 30, 2024, sales increased to €262.29 million from €239.55 million the previous year, but net income declined to €12.51 million from €14.47 million. Despite being dropped from the S&P Global BMI Index on September 10, analysts forecast significant annual earnings growth of 29.3%, outpacing the French market's average of 12.3%.

• Click here and access our complete growth analysis report to understand the dynamics of Lectra.
• Upon reviewing our latest valuation report, Lectra's share price might be too pessimistic.

OVH Groupe (ENXTPA:OVH)

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: OVH Groupe S.A. offers public and private cloud services, shared hosting, and dedicated server solutions globally, with a market cap of €1.17 billion.

Operations: The company's revenue segments include €169.01 million from Public Cloud, €589.61 million from Private Cloud, and €185.43 million from Web Cloud & Other services.

Insider Ownership: 10.5%

Earnings Growth Forecast: 101.1% p.a.

OVH Groupe, a French cloud services provider, is experiencing significant growth with earnings forecasted to increase by 101.12% annually and revenue expected to grow at 9.7% per year, outpacing the French market's average of 5.7%. Despite a low return on equity forecast (1.7%) and high share price volatility over the past three months, OVH trades at 30.1% below its estimated fair value. Recent innovations include new AMD EPYC-powered Bare Metal servers enhancing performance and sustainability in data centers globally.

• Click to explore a detailed breakdown of our findings in OVH Groupe's earnings growth report.
• The valuation report we've compiled suggests that OVH Groupe's current price could be quite moderate.

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