Aptitude Software Group plc

LSE:APTD Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£108.0m

Aptitude Software Group Ownership

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

Recent Insider Transactions

LSE:APTD Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
05 Aug 26SellUK£49,188Liontrust Asset Management PLCCompany25,000UK£1.97
03 Aug 26BuyUK£253,219Schroder Investment Management LimitedCompany126,927UK£2.00
31 Jul 26BuyUK£243,685Schroder Investment Management LimitedCompany123,073UK£1.98
31 Jul 26SellUK£39,800Soros Fund Management LLCCompany20,000UK£1.99
28 Jul 26BuyUK£100,000Schroder Investment Management LimitedCompany50,000UK£2.00
28 Jul 26SellUK£100,000Soros Fund Management LLCCompany50,000UK£2.00
21 Jul 26SellUK£51,052Soros Fund Management LLCCompany25,336UK£2.01
20 Jul 26SellUK£7,294Soros Fund Management LLCCompany3,638UK£2.01
15 Jul 26SellUK£5,991Soros Fund Management LLCCompany3,026UK£1.98
15 Jul 26SellUK£9,900Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany5,000UK£1.98
14 Jul 26BuyUK£297,000Scott Investment Partners LlpCompany150,000UK£1.98
14 Jul 26SellUK£184,140Soros Fund Management LLCCompany93,000UK£1.98
14 Jul 26SellUK£109,890Canaccord Genuity Asset Management LimitedCompany55,500UK£1.98
13 Jul 26SellUK£60,273Soros Fund Management LLCCompany29,912UK£2.01
09 Jul 26SellUK£19,483Soros Fund Management LLCCompany9,698UK£2.01
25 Jun 26BuyUK£415,000Schroder Investment Management LimitedCompany200,000UK£2.07
25 Jun 26BuyUK£1,041,500L6 Holdings Inc.Company500,000UK£2.08
25 Jun 26SellUK£622,500Himl Holdings LimitedCompany300,000UK£2.07
19 Jun 26SellUK£145,326Norges Bank Investment ManagementCompany67,668UK£2.17
18 Jun 26SellUK£20,502Norges Bank Investment ManagementCompany9,448UK£2.17
16 Jun 26BuyUK£224,500Schroder Investment Management LimitedCompany100,000UK£2.24
16 Jun 26SellUK£268,349Invesco Ltd.Company119,266UK£2.25
15 Jun 26SellUK£240,840Himl Holdings LimitedCompany108,000UK£2.23
23 Apr 26SellUK£47,115Schroder Investment Management LimitedCompany20,420UK£2.31

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of APTD?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
Public Companies58,8780.102%
Employee Share Scheme997,4211.73%
Individual Insiders2,637,0684.57%
Private Companies12,605,64021.9%
Hedge Funds16,125,89528%
Institutions25,224,51243.8%

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

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 96.32% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
16.9%
Schroder Investment Management Limited
9,207,098UK£18.2m8.96%0.01%
16.3%
Long Path Partners, LP
8,857,866UK£17.5m0%2.94%
13.3%
Mission Trail Capital Management LLC
7,268,029UK£14.4m1.4%25.31%
6.47%
L6 Holdings Inc.
3,527,616UK£7.0m17.3%no data
4.49%
Herald Investment Trust Plc
2,450,000UK£4.9m0%no data
4.4%
Clare Christine Barbour
2,398,777UK£4.7m0%no data
4.14%
Soros Fund Management LLC
2,256,678UK£4.5m-8.96%0.11%
3.6%
Canaccord Genuity Asset Management Limited
1,965,000UK£3.9m-6.67%0.24%
2.14%
Liontrust Asset Management PLC
1,167,806UK£2.3m0%0.02%
2.09%
Bgf Investments Lp
1,140,500UK£2.3m0%no data
2.09%
BGF Group Plc
1,140,500UK£2.3m0%no data
2.09%
Pinetree Capital Ltd.
1,139,691UK£2.3m-72.5%1.48%
1.89%
Equity Trustees Fund Services Limited
1,032,986UK£2.0m0%0.28%
1.83%
Scott Investment Partners Llp
999,663UK£2.0m14.4%no data
1.83%
Aptitude Software Group Plc Employee Benefit Trust
997,421UK£2.0m-0.31%100.0%
1.68%
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
917,355UK£1.8m40.3%0.03%
1.55%
Fidelity International Ltd
844,600UK£1.7m-0.24%no data
1.38%
Sarasin & Partners LLP
750,124UK£1.5m0%0.01%
1.34%
Teviot Partners Llp
730,619UK£1.4m-3.64%no data
1.3%
Barbour Family trust
706,971UK£1.4m0%no data
1.27%
Invesco Ltd.
691,012UK£1.4m-42.1%no data
1.22%
Himl Holdings Limited
665,477UK£1.3m-54.6%no data
1.13%
BlackRock, Inc.
614,041UK£1.2m4.94%no data
0.97%
Ruffer LLP
530,000UK£1.0m0%0.02%
0.95%
Norges Bank Investment Management
515,624UK£1.0m-12.6%no data

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/08/10 06:14
End of Day Share Price 2026/08/10 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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

Aptitude Software Group plc is covered by 3 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kai KorscheltCanaccord Genuity
Julian YatesInvestec Bank plc (UK)
Harvey RobinsonPanmure Liberum