GEK TERNA Holdings, Real Estate, Construction S.A.'s (ATH:GEKTERNA) market cap up €78m last week, benefiting both retail investors who own 45% as well as insiders

Key Insights

• Significant control over GEK TERNA Holdings Real Estate Construction by retail investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• The top 7 shareholders own 51% of the company
• Insider ownership in GEK TERNA Holdings Real Estate Construction is 35%

Every investor in GEK TERNA Holdings, Real Estate, Construction S.A. (ATH:GEKTERNA) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that retail investors own the lion's share in the company with 45% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

While retail investors were the group that reaped the most benefits after last week’s 6.1% price gain, insiders also received a 35% cut.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about GEK TERNA Holdings Real Estate Construction.

Check out our latest analysis for GEK TERNA Holdings Real Estate Construction

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About GEK TERNA Holdings Real Estate Construction?

Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.

We can see that GEK TERNA Holdings Real Estate Construction does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see GEK TERNA Holdings Real Estate Construction's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in GEK TERNA Holdings Real Estate Construction. The company's CEO Georgios Peristeris is the largest shareholder with 33% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 8.4% and 3.1% of the stock.

We also observed that the top 7 shareholders account for more than half of the share register, with a few smaller shareholders to balance the interests of the larger ones to a certain extent.

While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. We're not picking up on any analyst coverage of the stock at the moment, so the company is unlikely to be widely held.

Insider Ownership Of GEK TERNA Holdings Real Estate Construction

The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

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 most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of GEK TERNA Holdings, Real Estate, Construction S.A.. It is very interesting to see that insiders have a meaningful €480m stake in this €1.4b business. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish to access this free chart showing recent trading by insiders.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 45% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. 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

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 8.4%, of the company's shares. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for GEK TERNA Holdings Real Estate Construction that you should be aware of.

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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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