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
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%.
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)
Energean, characterized by high insider ownership, has recently expanded its operations with the start-up of the Cassiopea field offshore Italy and the Katlan development project in Israel. Despite a significant earnings growth of 970.8% over the past year, Energean faces challenges such as high debt levels and unsustainable dividends. However, analysts forecast a 14.6% annual earnings growth and a potential stock price rise of 39.2%, supported by substantial insider buying in recent months.
Overview: TBC Bank Group PLC, with a market cap of ￡1.71 billion, offers banking, leasing, insurance, brokerage, and card processing services to corporate and individual customers in Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan through its subsidiaries.
Operations: The company's revenue segments include Uzbekistan operations, which generated GEL 236.42 million, and segment adjustments amounting to GEL 2.13 billion.
Insider Ownership: 17.6%
Return On Equity Forecast: 25% (2027 estimate)
TBC Bank Group, with significant insider ownership, has shown robust performance with net income rising to GEL 617.4 million for H1 2024 from GEL 537.46 million a year ago. Despite a history of shareholder dilution and an unstable dividend track record, its revenue is forecast to grow at 18.9% annually, outpacing the UK market's growth rate of 3.7%. Additionally, TBCG trades at nearly half its estimated fair value and maintains a low bad loan allowance of 76%.
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Companies discussed in this article include AIM:FRAN LSE:ENOG and LSE:TBCG.
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