Associated British Foods plc

LSE:ABF Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£15.1b

Associated British Foods Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Recent Insider Transactions

LSE:ABF Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
19 Nov 24SellUK£1,224,121George WestonIndividual56,653UK£21.61

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: ABF insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of ABF?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
State or Government167,5970.0228%
Employee Share Scheme4,348,8910.593%
Individual Insiders4,586,1720.625%
General Public37,656,4495.13%
Institutions249,666,93034%
Private Companies437,202,70859.6%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 80.78% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
57.4%
Wittington Investments Limited
421,243,985UK£8.7b0%no data
3.41%
BlackRock, Inc.
24,982,612UK£513.1m2.64%0.01%
3.33%
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
24,440,951UK£502.0m1.72%0.49%
2.12%
G H Weston 1964 Settlement
15,568,159UK£319.8m0%no data
2%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
14,644,072UK£300.8m0.33%0.01%
1.2%
Northern Trust Global Investments
8,839,948UK£181.6m0%0.03%
0.89%
UBS Asset Management AG
6,494,243UK£133.4m49.2%0.02%
0.87%
Mondrian Investment Partners Limited
6,400,821UK£131.5m3.14%1.12%
0.86%
State Street Global Advisors, Inc.
6,317,779UK£129.8m-0.14%0.01%
0.78%
Norges Bank Investment Management
5,687,949UK£116.8m0.98%0.01%
0.74%
Amundi Asset Management SAS
5,412,699UK£111.2m-0.94%0.03%
0.69%
National Financial Services LLC, Asset Management Arm
5,050,632UK£103.7m0%3.64%
0.65%
JPMorgan Chase & Co, Private Banking and Investment Banking Investments
4,764,093UK£97.9m0%0.03%
0.65%
BNP Paribas, Private & Investment Banking Investments
4,742,601UK£97.4m84.3%0.68%
0.63%
Legal & General Investment Management Limited
4,620,253UK£94.9m0.2%0.02%
0.61%
HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited
4,494,996UK£92.3m0.87%0.05%
0.59%
The Associated British Foods Employee Share Ownership Plan
4,348,891UK£89.3m0%100.0%
0.55%
Yacktman Asset Management LP
4,000,000UK£82.2m-11.1%0.83%
0.54%
George Weston
3,942,855UK£81.0m2.78%no data
0.44%
LSV Asset Management
3,233,623UK£66.4m0%0.17%
0.43%
JPMorgan Chase & Co, Brokerage and Securities Investments
3,173,710UK£65.2m660%0.04%
0.43%
TD Greystone Asset Management Inc.
3,153,551UK£64.8m0%2.82%
0.34%
CIBC Asset Management Inc.
2,529,441UK£52.0m20.4%0.13%
0.32%
Natixis, Investment Banking and Corporate Banking Investments
2,333,067UK£47.9m1,360%0.26%
0.3%
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
2,237,437UK£46.0m0.04%0.04%

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 08:47
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/14
Annual Earnings2024/09/14

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Associated British Foods plc is covered by 44 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Rebecca McClellanBanco Santander
Alexandra OldroydBarclays
Nicolas CeronBarclays