Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d.'s (LJSE:NLBR) market cap surged €140m last week, retail investors who have a lot riding on the company were rewarded

Key Insights

• Significant control over Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d by retail investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• 45% of the business is held by the top 25 shareholders
• Institutions own 22% of Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d

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Every investor in Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d. (LJSE:NLBR) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 53% stake, retail investors possess the maximum shares in the company. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, retail investors were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 5.5% gain.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d?

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.

We can see that Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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. 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 Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Slovenia with 25% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 3.7% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 2.8% by the third-largest shareholder.

A deeper look at our ownership data shows that the top 25 shareholders collectively hold less than half of the register, suggesting a large group of small holders where no single shareholder has a majority.

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 are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.

Insider Ownership Of Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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.

Our data suggests that insiders own under 1% of Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d. in their own names. It's a big company, so even a small proportional interest can create alignment between the board and shareholders. In this case insiders own €904k worth of shares. It is good to see board members owning shares, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.

General Public Ownership

The general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, collectively holds 53% of Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d shares. This level of ownership gives investors from the wider public some power to sway key policy decisions such as board composition, executive compensation, and the dividend payout ratio.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d you should know about.

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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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