TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme's (ATH:TENERGY) top owners are public companies with 37% stake, while 31% is held by insiders

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by public companies in TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 57% ownership
• Insiders own 31% of TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme

Every investor in TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme (ATH:TENERGY) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 37% stake, public companies possess the maximum shares in the company. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

Meanwhile, individual insiders make up 31% of the company’s shareholders. Large companies usually have institutions as shareholders, and we usually see insiders owning shares in smaller companies.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is GEK TERNA Holdings, Real Estate, Construction S.A. with 37% of shares outstanding. Georgios Peristeris is the second largest shareholder owning 21% of common stock, and Evangelos Marinakis holds about 6.4% of the company stock. Georgios Peristeris, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Top Key Executive. In addition, we found that Emmanuel Maragoudakis, the CEO has 1.2% of the shares allocated to their name.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 2 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.

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. There is some analyst coverage of the stock, but it could still become more well known, with time.

Insider Ownership Of TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme

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 information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme. It is very interesting to see that insiders have a meaningful €542m stake in this €1.8b business. Most would say this shows a good degree of alignment with shareholders, especially in a company of this size. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 18% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme. 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.

Public Company Ownership

It appears to us that public companies own 37% of TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme. This may be a strategic interest and the two companies may have related business interests. It could be that they have de-merged. This holding is probably worth investigating further.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. Take risks for example - TERNA ENERGY Industrial Commercial Technical Societe Anonyme has 3 warning signs (and 2 which don't sit too well with us) we think you should know about.

But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter future.

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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