As the ASX climbed back above 7,800 points despite Wall Street's overnight movements, energy stocks led the charge with a significant gain, while health care lagged slightly. In this vibrant market environment, growth companies with high insider ownership can offer unique insights into potential long-term value creation and alignment of interests between management and shareholders.
Top 10 Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership In Australia
Overview: Corporate Travel Management Limited provides travel management solutions across Australia and New Zealand, North America, Asia, and Europe, with a market cap of A$1.74 billion.
Operations: The company's revenue segments include Travel Services in Asia (A$60.96 million), Europe (A$126.20 million), North America (A$319.90 million), and Australia and New Zealand (A$181.43 million).
Insider Ownership: 13.3%
Corporate Travel Management is trading at a significant discount to its estimated fair value, with earnings expected to grow significantly at 21.3% annually, outpacing the Australian market. Despite lower profit margins year-over-year and a recent dividend decrease, analysts anticipate a 37.3% stock price rise. The company completed a share buyback worth A$59.2 million and announced leadership changes with Jo Sully taking over as CEO for Australia & New Zealand in mid-2025, bringing extensive industry experience.
Overview: Duratec Limited (ASX:DUR) provides assessment, protection, remediation, and refurbishment services for steel and concrete infrastructure in Australia, with a market cap of A$418.39 million.
Operations: Duratec's revenue is primarily derived from its Defence segment at A$193.48 million, followed by Mining & Industrial at A$144.05 million, Buildings & Facades at A$113.64 million, and Energy at A$62.54 million.
Insider Ownership: 31.3%
Duratec's earnings are projected to grow 16.2% annually, surpassing the Australian market's growth rate. Revenue is expected to increase between A$600 million and A$640 million for fiscal year 2025, indicating steady expansion. Despite a slight decline in half-year sales compared to last year, net income improved marginally. Duratec announced an interim dividend of 1.75 cents per share, reflecting its commitment to shareholder returns amidst consistent revenue and earnings growth forecasts.
Overview: PWR Holdings Limited designs, prototypes, produces, tests, validates, and sells cooling products and solutions across several countries including Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom with a market cap of A$679.81 million.
Operations: The company's revenue is derived from two main segments: PWR C&R, contributing A$46.48 million, and PWR Performance Products, accounting for A$109.04 million.
Insider Ownership: 13.3%
PWR Holdings shows strong growth prospects, with earnings expected to rise 24.7% annually, outpacing the Australian market. Revenue growth is forecasted at 13.5% per year, faster than the market average. Despite a recent dip in half-year sales and net income to A$4.08 million from A$9.78 million last year, insider buying remains substantial over the past three months, signaling confidence in future performance amidst trading below fair value estimates by 22.6%.
This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.The analysis only considers stock directly held by insiders. It does not include indirectly owned stock through other vehicles such as corporate and/or trust entities. All forecast revenue and earnings growth rates quoted are in terms of annualised (per annum) growth rates over 1-3 years.
Companies discussed in this article include ASX:CTD ASX:DUR and ASX:PWH.
