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The French market has been buoyed by optimism surrounding potential interest rate cuts from both the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, with the CAC 40 Index gaining 1.71% recently. Amid this positive economic backdrop, growth companies with high insider ownership can present compelling investment opportunities due to their alignment of interests between management and shareholders. In this context, we explore three Euronext Paris-listed growth companies that not only exhibit strong insider ownership but are also projecting earnings growth of up to 49%.
Top 10 Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership In France
Name | Insider Ownership | Earnings Growth |
Groupe OKwind Société anonyme (ENXTPA:ALOKW) | 24.8% | 36% |
VusionGroup (ENXTPA:VU) | 13.4% | 25.7% |
Adocia (ENXTPA:ADOC) | 11.9% | 63% |
Icape Holding (ENXTPA:ALICA) | 30.2% | 35.1% |
Arcure (ENXTPA:ALCUR) | 21.4% | 27.5% |
La Française de l'Energie (ENXTPA:FDE) | 19.9% | 31.9% |
S.M.A.I.O (ENXTPA:ALSMA) | 17.4% | 35.2% |
Munic (ENXTPA:ALMUN) | 29.2% | 149.2% |
MedinCell (ENXTPA:MEDCL) | 15.8% | 93.9% |
OSE Immunotherapeutics (ENXTPA:OSE) | 25.6% | 5.9% |
Here's a peek at a few of the choices from the screener.
Lectra
Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆
Overview: Lectra SA provides industrial intelligence solutions for the fashion, automotive, and furniture markets across Northern Europe, Southern Europe, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific with a market cap of €1.06 billion.
Operations: The company's revenue segments are as follows: Americas: €172.65 million, Asia-Pacific: €118.54 million, and Segment Adjustment: €209.13 million.
Insider Ownership: 19.6%
Earnings Growth Forecast: 29.3% p.a.
Lectra exhibits strong growth potential with earnings forecasted to grow 29.3% annually, significantly outpacing the French market's 12.2%. Revenue is also expected to increase at a rate of 10.4% per year, above the market average of 5.8%. Despite trading at 46.3% below its estimated fair value, recent half-year results showed a slight decline in net income to €12.51 million from €14.47 million, impacting earnings per share from €0.38 to €0.33.
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Get an in-depth perspective on Lectra's performance by reading our analyst estimates report here.
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The valuation report we've compiled suggests that Lectra's current price could be quite moderate.
Eurazeo
Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★★☆
Overview: Eurazeo SE is a private equity and venture capital firm that focuses on growth capital, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and investments in mid-market and listed public companies, with a market cap of €5.17 billion.