Flexopack Société Anonyme Commercial and Industrial Plastics Company's (ATH:FLEXO) most bullish insider, CEO Stamatios Ginosatis must be pleased with the recent 10% gain

Key Insights

• Flexopack Société Anonyme Commercial and Industrial Plastics' significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion
• 64% of the business is held by the top 2 shareholders
• Using data from company's past performance alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company

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Every investor in Flexopack Société Anonyme Commercial and Industrial Plastics Company (ATH:FLEXO) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that individual insiders own the lion's share in the company with 77% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, insiders were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 10% gain.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Flexopack Société Anonyme Commercial and Industrial Plastics.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Flexopack Société Anonyme Commercial and Industrial Plastics?

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.

Institutions have a very small stake in Flexopack Société Anonyme Commercial and Industrial Plastics. That indicates that the company is on the radar of some funds, but it isn't particularly popular with professional investors at the moment. If the company is growing earnings, that may indicate that it is just beginning to catch the attention of these deep-pocketed investors. It is not uncommon to see a big share price rise if multiple institutional investors are trying to buy into a stock at the same time. So check out the historic earnings trajectory, below, but keep in mind it's the future that counts most.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Flexopack Société Anonyme Commercial and Industrial Plastics. The company's CEO Stamatios Ginosatis is the largest shareholder with 47% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 17% and 7.9%, of the shares outstanding, respectively. Note that two of the top three shareholders are also Top Key Executive and Vice Chairman, respectively, once again pointing to significant ownership by company insiders.

A more detailed study of the shareholder registry showed us that 2 of the top shareholders have a considerable amount of ownership in the company, via their 64% stake.

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 Flexopack Société Anonyme Commercial and Industrial Plastics

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. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.

Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.

It seems that insiders own more than half the Flexopack Société Anonyme Commercial and Industrial Plastics Company stock. This gives them a lot of power. That means they own €69m worth of shares in the €89m company. That's quite meaningful. Most would argue this is a positive, showing strong alignment with shareholders. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 18% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. While this size of ownership may not be enough to sway a policy decision in their favour, they can still make a collective impact on company policies.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Flexopack Société Anonyme Commercial and Industrial Plastics better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Flexopack Société Anonyme Commercial and Industrial Plastics .

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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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