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3 UK Growth Companies With Insider Ownership Up To 25%

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Over the last 7 days, the United Kingdom market has risen 1.5%, driven by gains in the Consumer Staples and Financials sectors of 2.5% and 1.8%. Over the past 12 months, the market is up 6.2% with earnings forecast to grow by 13% annually. In this favorable environment, companies with strong growth potential and significant insider ownership can be particularly attractive as they often align management's interests with those of shareholders.

Top 10 Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership In The United Kingdom

NameInsider OwnershipEarnings Growth
Plant Health Care (AIM:PHC)34.2%121.3%
Petrofac (LSE:PFC)16.6%124%
Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LSE:GKP)12.1%74.6%
Filtronic (AIM:FTC)28.6%69.9%
Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (LSE:IDHC)26.7%23.5%
Helios Underwriting (AIM:HUW)23.9%14.7%
LSL Property Services (LSE:LSL)10.8%33.3%
Belluscura (AIM:BELL)39.5%117.8%
Velocity Composites (AIM:VEL)27.6%173.3%
Hochschild Mining (LSE:HOC)38.4%53.8%

Click here to see the full list of 63 stocks from our Fast Growing UK Companies With High Insider Ownership screener.

Underneath we present a selection of stocks filtered out by our screen.

RWS Holdings (AIM:RWS)

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: RWS Holdings plc, with a market cap of £667.32 million, offers technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property (IP) services.

Operations: The company's revenue segments include IP Services (£105.10 million), Language Services (£325.40 million), Regulated Industry (£149.40 million), and Language & Content Technology (L&CT) (£137.90 million).

Insider Ownership: 24.6%

RWS Holdings, a growth company with high insider ownership in the UK, has recently launched several AI-enhanced products like Trados Studio 2024 and Tridion Docs 15.1 to bolster productivity and accessibility. Despite reporting a dip in half-year revenues to £350.3 million and net income to £11.1 million, its earnings are forecasted to grow significantly at 67.35% per year. The stock trades well below estimated fair value, with analysts predicting substantial price appreciation.

AIM:RWS Ownership Breakdown as at Jul 2024
AIM:RWS Ownership Breakdown as at Jul 2024

International Workplace Group (LSE:IWG)

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: International Workplace Group plc, with a market cap of £1.76 billion, provides workspace solutions across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific through its subsidiaries.

Operations: The company's revenue segments are as follows: £1.05 billion from the Americas, £1.32 billion from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), £273 million from Asia Pacific, and £319 million from Worka.

Insider Ownership: 25.2%

International Workplace Group, recently renamed from IWG plc, has been active in debt financing, securing a €575 million bond and a $720 million revolving credit facility to extend debt maturity and reduce convertible bond obligations. Insiders have shown confidence with more shares bought than sold in the past three months. Although revenue growth is forecasted at 7.8% per year, below high-growth benchmarks, earnings are expected to grow significantly at 108.16% annually over the next three years.

LSE:IWG Ownership Breakdown as at Jul 2024
LSE:IWG Ownership Breakdown as at Jul 2024

TBC Bank Group (LSE:TBCG)

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: TBC Bank Group PLC, with a market cap of £1.68 billion, offers banking, leasing, insurance, brokerage, and card processing services to corporate and individual customers in Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan through its subsidiaries.

Operations: The company generates revenue through banking, leasing, insurance, brokerage, and card processing services provided to corporate and individual customers across Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan.

Insider Ownership: 17.7%

TBC Bank Group has shown solid growth with a 14.6% increase in earnings over the past year and net income rising to GEL 292.81 million in Q1 2024. The company is executing a share repurchase program worth GEL 75 million, aiming to reduce share capital and enhance shareholder value. Despite high bad loans at 2.1%, TBCG's revenue is forecasted to grow at 18.5% per year, outpacing the UK market average of 3.5%.

LSE:TBCG Ownership Breakdown as at Jul 2024
LSE:TBCG Ownership Breakdown as at Jul 2024

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