Scope Fluidics S.A.'s (WSE:SCP) market cap up zł44m last week, benefiting both individual investors who own 49% as well as insiders

Key Insights

• Scope Fluidics' significant individual investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• The top 6 shareholders own 50% of the company
• Insiders own 27% of Scope Fluidics

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Scope Fluidics S.A. (WSE:SCP), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. We can see that individual investors own the lion's share in the company with 49% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Individual investors gained the most after market cap touched zł433m last week, while insiders who own 27% also benefitted.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Scope Fluidics.

Check out our latest analysis for Scope Fluidics

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Scope Fluidics?

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.

Scope Fluidics already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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 Scope Fluidics' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Scope Fluidics is not owned by hedge funds. TTL 1 SP Z O O is currently the company's largest shareholder with 17% of shares outstanding. Piotr Garstecki is the second largest shareholder owning 13% of common stock, and Marcin Izydorzak holds about 13% of the company stock. Piotr Garstecki, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Chief Executive Officer.

On further inspection, we found that more than half the company's shares are owned by the top 6 shareholders, suggesting that the interests of the larger shareholders are balanced out to an extent by the smaller ones.

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 Scope Fluidics

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.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Scope Fluidics S.A.. Insiders own zł115m worth of shares in the zł433m company. 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

With a 49% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Scope Fluidics. 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

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 17%, of the company's shares. It might be worth looking deeper into this. If related parties, such as insiders, have an interest in one of these private companies, that should be disclosed in the annual report. Private companies may also have a strategic interest in the company.

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. Take risks for example - Scope Fluidics has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

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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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