Over the last 7 days, the United Kingdom market has risen 1.2%, and over the past 12 months, it is up 8.7%, with earnings forecasted to grow by 14% annually. In this favorable market environment, companies that exhibit strong growth potential and high insider ownership often stand out as compelling investment opportunities due to their alignment of interests between management and shareholders.
Top 10 Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership In The United Kingdom
Overview: Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc, with a market cap of £357.01 million, offers mortgage advice services across the United Kingdom through its subsidiaries.
Operations: The company's revenue from the provision of financial services amounts to £243.31 million.
Insider Ownership: 19.8%
Earnings Growth Forecast: 29.6% p.a.
Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) shows promising growth potential with earnings forecasted to grow 29.6% annually, significantly outpacing the UK market's 14.4%. Despite a recent dip in net income to £3.7 million for H1 2024 from £6.42 million a year ago, revenue is expected to grow at 15.3% per year, faster than the UK market's average of 3.7%. Insider activity has been positive with more shares bought than sold in the past three months.
Overview: RWS Holdings plc offers technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property (IP) services with a market cap of £623.82 million.
Operations: The company's revenue segments include IP Services (£105.10 million), Language Services (£325.40 million), Regulated Industry (£149.40 million), and Language & Content Technology (L&CT) (£137.90 million).
Insider Ownership: 24.6%
Earnings Growth Forecast: 67.4% p.a.
RWS Holdings, trading at 71.5% below its estimated fair value, is forecast to grow revenue by 4.2% annually, outpacing the UK market's 3.7%. Despite a low projected return on equity of 8.7% in three years and a dividend yield of 7.24% not well covered by earnings or free cash flows, RWS is expected to achieve profitability within the next three years with earnings growth forecasted at 67.35% per year. Recent executive changes include Mark Lawyer joining as President of Regulated Industries & Linguistic AI, bringing extensive industry experience and a strong track record in developing AI solutions for Fortune 500 companies.
Overview: Energean plc engages in the exploration, production, and development of oil and gas, with a market cap of £1.64 billion.
Operations: Energean's revenue from oil and gas exploration and production is $1.69 billion.
Insider Ownership: 10.6%
Earnings Growth Forecast: 30.4% p.a.
Energean, with significant insider ownership, has reported record production and robust financial performance. For the first half of 2024, production increased by 38% year-on-year to 146 kboed, driving sales up to US$642.41 million from US$375.89 million a year ago. Earnings grew to US$88.54 million with basic earnings per share from continuing operations at US$0.63. Despite high debt levels and recent shareholder dilution, Energean's earnings are forecasted to grow significantly at 30.41% annually over the next three years.
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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 AIM:MAB1 AIM:RWS and LSE:ENOG.
