Auto Partner SA (WSE:APR) adds zł222m in market cap and insiders have a 44% stake in that gain

Key Insights

• Auto Partner's significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion
• A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 54% ownership
• Institutions own 35% of Auto Partner

Every investor in Auto Partner SA (WSE:APR) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that individual insiders own the lion's share in the company with 44% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, insiders scored the highest last week as the company hit zł3.4b market cap following a 7.0% gain in the stock.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Auto Partner, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Auto Partner?

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 Auto Partner. 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. It is not uncommon to see a big share price drop if two large institutional investors try to sell out of a stock at the same time. So it is worth checking the past earnings trajectory of Auto Partner, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Auto Partner is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Katarzyna Górecka with 44% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 10% and 6.6%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.

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 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. 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 Auto Partner

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. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.

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 Auto Partner SA. Insiders have a zł1.5b stake in this zł3.4b business. 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 21% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Auto Partner. 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:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important.

I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can find historic revenue and earnings in this detailed graph.

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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