Quercus TFI S.A.'s (WSE:QRS) most bullish insider is CEO Sebastian Buczek, and their holdings value went up by 10.0% last week

Key Insights

• Significant insider control over Quercus TFI implies vested interests in company growth
• The top 7 shareholders own 53% of the company
• Institutions own 12% of Quercus TFI

A look at the shareholders of Quercus TFI S.A. (WSE:QRS) can tell us which group is most powerful. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 38% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

Clearly, insiders benefitted the most after the company's market cap rose by zł44m last week.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Quercus TFI.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Quercus TFI?

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 Quercus TFI. 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 Quercus TFI's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Quercus TFI. With a 12% stake, CEO Sebastian Buczek is the largest shareholder. Jakub Glowacki is the second largest shareholder owning 12% of common stock, and Betplay Capital Fundacja Rodzinna W Organizacji holds about 9.0% of the company 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 Quercus TFI

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.

Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Quercus TFI S.A.. It has a market capitalization of just zł485m, and insiders have zł183m worth of shares in their own names. This may suggest that the founders still own a lot of shares. You can click here to see if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 36% 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.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 14%, of the Quercus TFI 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 Quercus TFI better, we need to consider many other factors. Be aware that Quercus TFI is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , you should know about...

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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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