Individual investors are Bloober Team SA's (WSE:BLO) biggest owners and were rewarded after market cap rose by zł53m last week

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by individual investors in Bloober Team indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• A total of 15 investors have a majority stake in the company with 40% ownership
• Insiders own 15% of Bloober Team

Every investor in Bloober Team SA (WSE:BLO) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 60% to be precise, is individual investors. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Clearly, individual investors benefitted the most after the company's market cap rose by zł53m last week.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Bloober Team?

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.

Bloober Team already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. This suggests some credibility amongst professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone since institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. 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 Bloober Team's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Bloober Team. Our data shows that Serene Century Limited is the largest shareholder with 20% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 14% and 5.0%, of the shares outstanding, respectively. Piotr Babieno, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Chief Executive Officer.

Our studies suggest that the top 15 shareholders collectively control less than half of the company's shares, meaning that the company's shares are widely disseminated and there is no dominant shareholder.

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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of Bloober Team

The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. 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.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Bloober Team SA. It has a market capitalization of just zł490m, and insiders have zł74m worth of shares in their own names. 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, mostly comprising of individual investors, collectively holds 60% of Bloober Team shares. This size of ownership gives investors from the general public some collective power. They can and probably do influence decisions on executive compensation, dividend policies and proposed business acquisitions.

Private Company Ownership

We can see that Private Companies own 20%, of the shares on issue. 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. To that end, you should learn about the 2 warning signs we've spotted with Bloober Team (including 1 which is significant) .

Of course this may not be the best stock to buy. Therefore, you may wish to see our free collection of interesting prospects boasting favorable financials.

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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