Key Insights

• Insiders appear to have a vested interest in Beeks Financial Cloud Group's growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership

• 54% of the business is held by the top 4 shareholders

• Institutional ownership in Beeks Financial Cloud Group is 36%

If you want to know who really controls Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc (LON:BKS), 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 38% 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.

Clearly, insiders benefitted the most after the company's market cap rose by UK￡31m last week.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Beeks Financial Cloud Group.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Beeks Financial Cloud Group?

Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Beeks Financial Cloud 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. 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 Beeks Financial Cloud Group's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

Beeks Financial Cloud Group is not owned by hedge funds. With a 37% stake, CEO Gordon McArthur is the largest shareholder. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 6.4% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 5.8% by the third-largest shareholder.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 4 shareholders control more than half of the company which implies that this group has considerable sway over the company's decision-making.

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. While there is some analyst coverage, the company is probably not widely covered. So it could gain more attention, down the track.