Retail investors among Synektik Spólka Akcyjna's (WSE:SNT) largest stockholders and were hit after last week's 11% price drop

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by retail investors in Synektik Spólka Akcyjna indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• 50% of the business is held by the top 2 shareholders
• 28% of Synektik Spólka Akcyjna is held by insiders

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Synektik Spólka Akcyjna (WSE:SNT), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. We can see that retail investors own the lion's share in the company with 38% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

While insiders, who own 28% shares weren’t spared from last week’s zł128m market cap drop, retail investors as a group suffered the maximum losses

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Synektik Spólka Akcyjna.

See our latest analysis for Synektik Spólka Akcyjna

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Synektik Spólka Akcyjna?

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.

Synektik Spólka Akcyjna 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. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Synektik Spólka Akcyjna's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Synektik Spólka Akcyjna. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Mariusz Ksiazek with 26% of shares outstanding. With 24% and 3.4% of the shares outstanding respectively, Melhus Company Limited and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. are the second and third largest shareholders.

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 it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. There is a little analyst coverage of the stock, but not much. So there is room for it to gain more coverage.

Insider Ownership Of Synektik Spólka Akcyjna

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.

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 information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in Synektik Spólka Akcyjna. Insiders have a zł298m stake in this zł1.1b business. It is great to see insiders so invested in the business. It might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 38% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Private Company Ownership

We can see that Private Companies own 24%, of the shares on issue. 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:

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 Synektik Spólka Akcyjna is showing 2 warning signs 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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