August 2024 UK Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership

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Over the last 7 days, the United Kingdom market has remained flat, yet it is up 9.7% over the past year with earnings forecast to grow by 14% annually. In this environment, growth companies with high insider ownership can be particularly appealing as they often indicate strong confidence from those closest to the business.

Top 10 Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership In The United Kingdom

Name

Insider Ownership

Earnings Growth

Filtronic (AIM:FTC)

28.6%

33.5%

Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LSE:GKP)

12.1%

74.6%

Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (LSE:IDHC)

26.7%

23.5%

Helios Underwriting (AIM:HUW)

23.9%

14.7%

Foresight Group Holdings (LSE:FSG)

31.9%

27.9%

LSL Property Services (LSE:LSL)

10.8%

33.3%

B90 Holdings (AIM:B90)

24.4%

142.7%

Velocity Composites (AIM:VEL)

27.6%

188.7%

Judges Scientific (AIM:JDG)

11.9%

27.5%

Hochschild Mining (LSE:HOC)

38.4%

57.3%

Click here to see the full list of 67 stocks from our Fast Growing UK Companies With High Insider Ownership screener.

We'll examine a selection from our screener results.

Franchise Brands

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Franchise Brands plc, with a market cap of £359.45 million, operates in franchising and related activities across the United Kingdom, North America, and Europe through its subsidiaries.

Operations: The company's revenue segments (in millions of £) are Azura: 0.75, Pirtek: 41.95, B2C Division: 6.11, Water & Waste: 48.88, and Filta International: 27.12.

Insider Ownership: 26.6%

Return On Equity Forecast: N/A (2026 estimate)

Franchise Brands, a growth company with high insider ownership in the UK, has experienced significant executive changes recently, including new appointments to its board and management. Despite a drop in net income to £3.04 million for 2023 from £8.13 million the previous year, the company's revenue surged to £121.27 million from £69.84 million. Insiders have been actively buying shares over the past three months, indicating confidence in its forecasted annual earnings growth of 40.7%.

AIM:FRAN Ownership Breakdown as at Aug 2024
AIM:FRAN Ownership Breakdown as at Aug 2024

Energean

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Energean plc is involved in the exploration, production, and development of oil and gas, with a market cap of £1.79 billion.

Operations: Energean's revenue primarily comes from its oil and gas exploration and production segment, which generated $1.42 billion.

Insider Ownership: 10.6%

Return On Equity Forecast: 45% (2026 estimate)