Insiders with their considerable ownership were the key benefactors as Bystronic AG (VTX:BYS) touches CHF580m market cap

editorial-team@simplywallst.com (Simply Wall St)

Thu, May 15, 2025, 12:31 AM 3 min read

Key Insights

Bystronic's significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion
58% of the company is held by a single shareholder (Matthias Auer)
14% of Bystronic is held by Institutions

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If you want to know who really controls Bystronic AG (VTX:BYS), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 60% to be precise, is individual insiders. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, insiders were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 12% gain.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Bystronic.

View our latest analysis for Bystronic

ownership-breakdown — SWX:BYS Ownership Breakdown May 15th 2025

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Bystronic?

Many institutions measure their performance against an index that approximates the local market. So they usually pay more attention to companies that are included in major indices.

We can see that Bystronic does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at Bystronic's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

earnings-and-revenue-growth — SWX:BYS Earnings and Revenue Growth May 15th 2025

Bystronic is not owned by hedge funds. Our data shows that Matthias Auer is the largest shareholder with 58% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 3.4% and 2.4%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.

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. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.

Insider Ownership Of Bystronic

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.

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.

It seems that insiders own more than half the Bystronic AG stock. This gives them a lot of power. So they have a CHF349m stake in this CHF580m business. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish todiscover (for free) if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 26% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Bystronic. 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.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important.

Many find it useful to take an in depth look at how a company has performed in the past. You can access this detailed graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.

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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