Insiders the biggest winners as SKAN Group AG's (VTX:SKAN) market cap rises to CHF1.2b

Key Insights

• Significant insider control over SKAN Group implies vested interests in company growth
• A total of 6 investors have a majority stake in the company with 51% ownership
• Institutions own 33% of SKAN Group

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Every investor in SKAN Group AG (VTX:SKAN) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 43% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, insiders were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 5.8% gain.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of SKAN Group.

Check out our latest analysis for SKAN Group

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About SKAN Group?

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.

SKAN Group 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. 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 SKAN Group, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in SKAN Group. H. C. Michel is currently the largest shareholder, with 12% of shares outstanding. The second and third largest shareholders are Gregor Plattner and Vera Plattner, with an equal amount of shares to their name at 11%. Additionally, the company's CEO Thomas Huber directly holds 1.7% of the total shares outstanding.

On further inspection, we found that more than half the company's shares are owned by the top 6 shareholders, suggesting that the interests of the larger shareholders are balanced out to an extent by the smaller ones.

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 plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.

Insider Ownership Of SKAN Group

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 information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in SKAN Group AG. It is very interesting to see that insiders have a meaningful CHF510m stake in this CHF1.2b business. Most would say this shows a good degree of alignment with shareholders, especially in a company of this size. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 23% stake in SKAN Group. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for SKAN Group that you should be aware of.

If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its 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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