Private companies who hold 40% of Moltiply Group S.p.A. (BIT:MOL) gained 6.1%, institutions profited as well

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by private companies in Moltiply Group 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 60% ownership
• Institutional ownership in Moltiply Group is 40%

Every investor in Moltiply Group S.p.A. (BIT:MOL) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 40% stake, private companies possess the maximum shares in the company. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Following a 6.1% increase in the stock price last week, private companies profited the most, but institutions who own 40% stock also stood to gain from the increase.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Moltiply Group, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Moltiply Group?

Many institutions measure their performance against an index that approximates the local market. So they usually pay more attention to companies that are included in major indices.

We can see that Moltiply Group 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. 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 Moltiply Group's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Moltiply Group. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Alma Ventures S.A. with 36% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 24% and 4.3% of the stock. In addition, we found that Alessandro Alvaro Fracassi, the CEO has 0.8% of the shares allocated to their name.

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 60% stake.

Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. While there is some analyst coverage, the company is probably not widely covered. So it could gain more attention, down the track.

Insider Ownership Of Moltiply Group

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.

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.

We can see that insiders own shares in Moltiply Group S.p.A.. It is a pretty big company, so it is generally a positive to see some potentially meaningful alignment. In this case, they own around €35m worth of shares (at current prices). If you would like to explore the question of insider alignment, you can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 17% stake in Moltiply Group. 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.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 40%, of the Moltiply Group stock. 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:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Moltiply Group better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Moltiply Group that you should be aware of.

Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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