Bank Ochrony Srodowiska S.A.'s (WSE:BOS) biggest owners are state or government who got richer after stock soared 13% last week

Key Insights

• Significant control over Bank Ochrony Srodowiska by state or government implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management owns 58% of the company
• Using data from company's past performance alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Bank Ochrony Srodowiska S.A. (WSE:BOS), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are state or government with 64% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, state or government were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 13% gain.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Bank Ochrony Srodowiska.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Bank Ochrony Srodowiska?

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 Bank Ochrony Srodowiska 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 Bank Ochrony Srodowiska's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Bank Ochrony Srodowiska. National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management is currently the largest shareholder, with 58% of shares outstanding. This essentially means that they have extensive influence, if not outright control, over the future of the corporation. With 8.6% and 5.5% of the shares outstanding respectively, PFR Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych S.A. and Dyrekcja Generalna Lasow Panstwowych are the second and third largest shareholders.

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 Bank Ochrony Srodowiska

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

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 note our data does not show any board members holding shares, personally. Given we are not picking up on insider ownership, we may have missing data. Therefore, it would be interesting to assess the CEO compensation and tenure, here.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 27% stake in Bank Ochrony Srodowiska. 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:

I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Be aware that Bank Ochrony Srodowiska is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , 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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