Public companies among Komercní banka, a.s.'s (SEP:KOMB) largest shareholders, saw gain in holdings value after stock jumped 3.6% last week

Key Insights

• Komercní banka's significant public companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• The largest shareholder of the company is Société Générale Société anonyme with a 61% stake
• 12% of Komercní banka is held by Institutions

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Every investor in Komercní banka, a.s. (SEP:KOMB) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that public companies own the lion's share in the company with 61% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, public companies collectively scored the highest last week as the company hit Kč198b market cap following a 3.6% gain in the stock.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Komercní banka, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Komercní banka?

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.

Komercní banka already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. This suggests some credibility amongst professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone since institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Komercní banka's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Komercní banka. Our data shows that Société Générale Société anonyme is the largest shareholder with 61% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. The Vanguard Group, Inc. is the second largest shareholder owning 1.7% of common stock, and BlackRock, Inc. holds about 1.5% of the company stock.

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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Komercní banka

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.

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.

We note our data does not show any board members holding shares, personally. Given we are not picking up on insider ownership, we may have missing data. Therefore, it would be interesting to assess the CEO compensation and tenure, here.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 27% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. 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.

Public Company Ownership

We can see that public companies hold 61% of the Komercní banka shares on issue. This may be a strategic interest and the two companies may have related business interests. It could be that they have de-merged. This holding is probably worth investigating further.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Komercní banka better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for Komercní banka that you should be aware of.

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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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