Key Insights

• Polestar Automotive Holding UK's significant private companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 88% ownership
• Insiders own 39% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK

Every investor in Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC (NASDAQ:PSNY) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 48% stake, private companies possess the maximum shares in the company. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

Following a 9.6% decrease in the stock price last week, private companies suffered the most losses, but insiders who own 39% stock also took a hit.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Polestar Automotive Holding UK, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Polestar Automotive Holding UK?

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.

Institutions have a very small stake in Polestar Automotive Holding UK. That indicates that the company is on the radar of some funds, but it isn't particularly popular with professional investors at the moment. If the business gets stronger from here, we could see a situation where more institutions are keen to buy. It is not uncommon to see a big share price rise if multiple institutional investors are trying to buy into a stock at the same time. So check out the historic earnings trajectory, below, but keep in mind it's the future that counts most.

Polestar Automotive Holding UK is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. with 48% of shares outstanding. Shu Fu Li is the second largest shareholder owning 39% of common stock, and Gly Capital Management Limited holds about 0.8% of the company stock.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 2 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of the company.

While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Polestar Automotive Holding UK

The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. 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.

Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.

Our information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC. It is very interesting to see that insiders have a meaningful US$1.7b stake in this US$4.3b business. Most would say this shows a good degree of alignment with shareholders, especially in a company of this size. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 10% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Polestar Automotive Holding UK. 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.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 48%, of the Polestar Automotive Holding UK stock. Private companies may be related parties. Sometimes insiders have an interest in a public company through a holding in a private company, rather than in their own capacity as an individual. While it's hard to draw any broad stroke conclusions, it is worth noting as an area for further research.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Polestar Automotive Holding UK better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 4 warning signs for Polestar Automotive Holding UK (3 are a bit unpleasant) that you should be aware of.

But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter future.

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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