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Top Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership On Euronext Paris

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As global markets react to the recent Federal Reserve rate cut, European indices have shown mixed results with France's CAC 40 Index seeing a modest gain of 0.47%. In this environment, identifying growth companies with high insider ownership can be particularly advantageous, as these stocks often reflect strong internal confidence and potential for long-term performance.

Top 10 Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership In France

NameInsider OwnershipEarnings 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%

Click here to see the full list of 23 stocks from our Fast Growing Euronext Paris Companies With High Insider Ownership screener.

Here's a peek at a few of the choices from the screener.

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: APAC (€480 million), EMEA (€4.19 billion), and the Americas (€705 million).

Insider Ownership: 13.1%

Exclusive Networks, a French cybersecurity firm, is set to be taken private by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Permira in a €2.2 billion (US$2.4 billion) deal. The consortium will acquire the 66.7% shareholding from Permira’s entity Everest UK HoldCo and founder Olivier Breittmayer at €18.96 per share plus an exceptional distribution of €5.29 per share, totaling €24.25 per share—a 34.4% premium on the undisturbed price as of March 13, 2024—before launching a tender offer for remaining shares at the same price to eventually delist the company.

ENXTPA:EXN Ownership Breakdown as at Sep 2024
ENXTPA:EXN Ownership Breakdown as at Sep 2024

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: The company's revenue segments are: Americas at €172.65 million and Asia-Pacific at €118.54 million, with a segment adjustment of €209.13 million.

Insider Ownership: 19.6%

Lectra, a French technology company, reported half-year sales of €262.29 million and net income of €12.51 million, showing revenue growth but a decline in net income compared to the previous year. Despite being dropped from the S&P Global BMI Index recently, Lectra's revenue is forecast to grow at 10.4% annually and earnings at 29.3%, outpacing the French market averages. The stock trades at 45.8% below its estimated fair value with no significant insider trading activity noted over the last three months.

ENXTPA:LSS Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Sep 2024
ENXTPA:LSS Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Sep 2024

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 services.

Insider Ownership: 10.5%

OVH Groupe, a French cloud services provider, has been innovating with its new ADV-Gen3 Bare Metal servers powered by AMD EPYC 4004 Series processors. Despite high share price volatility over the past three months, OVH is expected to grow revenues at 9.7% per year and become profitable within three years. Trading at 30.1% below its estimated fair value, OVH's earnings are forecast to grow significantly at over 100% annually without substantial recent insider trading activity.

ENXTPA:OVH Ownership Breakdown as at Sep 2024
ENXTPA:OVH Ownership Breakdown as at Sep 2024

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