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Insiders own 66% of Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRTH) in spite of selling recently and the recent dip may have hurt them

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Key Insights

  • Significant insider control over Priority Technology Holdings implies vested interests in company growth
  • Thomas Priore owns 58% of the company
  • Insiders have sold recently

If you want to know who really controls Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRTH), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 66% 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.

And our data suggests that insiders own the top position in the company’s share registry despite recent sales. As market cap fell to US$586m last week, they would have faced the highest losses than any other shareholder groups of the company.

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

Check out our latest analysis for Priority Technology Holdings

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NasdaqCM:PRTH Ownership Breakdown July 13th 2025

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Priority Technology Holdings?

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.

Priority Technology Holdings 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 Priority Technology Holdings' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

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NasdaqCM:PRTH Earnings and Revenue Growth July 13th 2025

It would appear that 5.5% of Priority Technology Holdings shares are controlled by hedge funds. That's interesting, because hedge funds can be quite active and activist. Many look for medium term catalysts that will drive the share price higher. With a 58% stake, CEO Thomas Priore is the largest shareholder. With such a huge stake, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. It's usually considered a good sign when insiders own a significant number of shares in the company, and in this case, we're glad to see a company insider with such skin in the game. With 5.5% and 5.1% of the shares outstanding respectively, Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP and John Priore are the second and third largest shareholders.

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. 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 Priority Technology Holdings

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.

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 the majority of Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. So they have a US$388m stake in this US$586m business. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish todiscover (for free) if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 11% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Priority Technology Holdings. 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:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Priority Technology Holdings better, we need to consider many other factors. Be aware that Priority Technology Holdings is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those is concerning...

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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