With 46% institutional ownership, Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski Spólka Akcyjna (WSE:PKO) is a favorite amongst the big guns

Key Insights

• Significantly high institutional ownership implies Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski Spólka Akcyjna's stock price is sensitive to their trading actions
• 51% of the business is held by the top 5 shareholders
• Ownership research along with analyst forecasts data help provide a good understanding of opportunities in a stock

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If you want to know who really controls Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski Spólka Akcyjna (WSE:PKO), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. With 46% stake, institutions 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.

Because institutional owners have a huge pool of resources and liquidity, their investing decisions tend to carry a great deal of weight, especially with individual investors. As a result, a sizeable amount of institutional money invested in a firm is generally viewed as a positive attribute.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski Spólka Akcyjna.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski Spólka Akcyjna?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski Spólka Akcyjna. 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 Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski Spólka Akcyjna, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski Spólka Akcyjna is not owned by hedge funds. The State Treasury of the Republic of Poland is currently the largest shareholder, with 29% of shares outstanding. Nationale-Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. is the second largest shareholder owning 7.9% of common stock, and PTE Allianz Polska SA holds about 6.7% of the company stock.

On looking further, we found that 51% of the shares are owned by the top 5 shareholders. In other words, these shareholders have a meaningful say in the decisions of the company.

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 Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski Spólka Akcyjna

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.

Our data cannot confirm that board members are holding shares personally. It is unusual not to have at least some personal holdings by board members, so our data might be flawed. A good next step would be to check how much the CEO is paid.

General Public Ownership

With a 24% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski Spólka Akcyjna. 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:

I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski Spólka Akcyjna you should know about.

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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