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Key Insights

• Grenke's significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion

• 53% of the business is held by the top 3 shareholders

• 30% of Grenke is held by Institutions

A look at the shareholders of Grenke AG (ETR:GLJ) can tell us which group is most powerful. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 42% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

So it follows, every decision made by insiders of Grenke regarding the company's future would be crucial to them.

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

See our latest analysis for Grenke

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Grenke?

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.

Grenke 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. 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 Grenke's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Grenke. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Wolfgang Grenke with 39% of shares outstanding. With 9.2% and 5.3% of the shares outstanding respectively, Universal-Investment-Luxembourg SA and Universal Investment GmbH are the second and third largest shareholders.

A more detailed study of the shareholder registry showed us that 3 of the top shareholders have a considerable amount of ownership in the company, via their 53% stake.

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 Grenke

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.