Auto Partner SA's (WSE:APR) market cap increased by zł201m, insiders receive a 44% cut

Key Insights

• Significant insider control over Auto Partner implies vested interests in company growth
• 54% of the business is held by the top 2 shareholders
• 43% of Auto Partner is held by Institutions

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Every investor in Auto Partner SA (WSE:APR) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 44% to be precise, is individual insiders. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, insiders scored the highest last week as the company hit zł2.6b market cap following a 8.5% 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?

Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it's included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.

Auto Partner 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 Auto Partner's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Auto Partner. Katarzyna Górecka is currently the company's largest shareholder with 44% of shares outstanding. Nationale-Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. is the second largest shareholder owning 10% of common stock, and Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne PZU SA holds about 6.6% of the company stock.

A more detailed study of the shareholder registry showed us that 2 of the top shareholders have a considerable amount of ownership in the company, via their 54% stake.

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. While there is some analyst coverage, the company is probably not widely covered. So it could gain more attention, down the track.

Insider Ownership Of Auto Partner

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.

I generally consider insider ownership to be a good thing. However, on some occasions it makes it more difficult for other shareholders to hold the board accountable for decisions.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Auto Partner SA. Insiders have a zł1.1b stake in this zł2.6b 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 14% 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.

If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.

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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