Significant control over Friedrich Vorwerk Group by public companies implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
50% of the company is held by a single shareholder (MBB SE)
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Every investor in Friedrich Vorwerk Group SE (ETR:VH2) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 50% to be precise, is public companies. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).
Meanwhile, individual investors make up 25% of the company’s shareholders.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Friedrich Vorwerk Group, beginning with the chart below.
What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Friedrich Vorwerk Group?
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.
As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Friedrich Vorwerk Group. 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. 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 Friedrich Vorwerk Group, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
XTRA:VH2 Earnings and Revenue Growth May 2nd 2025
We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Friedrich Vorwerk Group. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is MBB SE with 50% of shares outstanding. With such a huge stake in the ownership, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 19% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 1.0% by the third-largest shareholder. Torben Kleinfeldt, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Chief Executive Officer.
Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.
Insider Ownership Of Friedrich Vorwerk Group
While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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.
I generally consider insider ownership to be a good thing. However, on some occasions it makes it more difficult for other shareholders to hold the board accountable for decisions.
Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Friedrich Vorwerk Group SE. Insiders own €223m worth of shares in the €1.2b company. That's quite meaningful. It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.
General Public Ownership
The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 25% stake in Friedrich Vorwerk Group. 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 50% of the Friedrich Vorwerk Group 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.
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While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important.
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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