Ayvens' (EPA:AYV) top owners are public companies with 53% stake, while 21% is held by private companies

Key Insights

• Significant control over Ayvens by public companies implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• Société Générale Société anonyme owns 53% of the company
• 14% of Ayvens is held by Institutions

Every investor in Ayvens (EPA:AYV) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 53% to be precise, is public companies. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

Meanwhile, private companies make up 21% of the company’s shareholders.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Ayvens?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Ayvens. 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. If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at Ayvens' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Ayvens. Société Générale Société anonyme is currently the largest shareholder, with 53% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. With 9.5% and 8.1% of the shares outstanding respectively, Lincoln Financing Holdings Pte Limited and Lincoln Holding S.à R.L. are the second and third largest shareholders.

Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. There are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.

Insider Ownership Of Ayvens

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.

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 data suggests that insiders own under 1% of Ayvens in their own names. But they may have an indirect interest through a corporate structure that we haven't picked up on. Keep in mind that it's a big company, and the insiders own €1.6m worth of shares. The absolute value might be more important than the proportional share. It is good to see board members owning shares, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 11% stake in Ayvens. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 21%, of the Ayvens 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.

Public Company Ownership

It appears to us that public companies own 53% of Ayvens. We can't be certain but it is quite possible this is a strategic stake. The businesses may be similar, or work together.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Ayvens better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for Ayvens (1 is a bit concerning) that you should be aware of.

Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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