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Euronext Paris Growth Leaders With High Insider Stakes July 2024

As of July 2024, the French market is experiencing a notable uptick, with the CAC 40 Index climbing by 2.62%, reflecting a resilient economic backdrop despite political uncertainties and mixed signals from the broader European economy. In this environment, growth companies with high insider ownership in France are particularly intriguing, as such stakes can signal confidence from those most familiar with the company's prospects and challenges.

Top 10 Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership In France

Name

Insider Ownership

Earnings Growth

VusionGroup (ENXTPA:VU)

13.5%

25.2%

Groupe OKwind Société anonyme (ENXTPA:ALOKW)

24.8%

30.8%

Adocia (ENXTPA:ADOC)

11.9%

59.8%

Icape Holding (ENXTPA:ALICA)

30.2%

26.1%

Arcure (ENXTPA:ALCUR)

21.4%

42.4%

La Française de l'Energie (ENXTPA:FDE)

20.1%

31.9%

S.M.A.I.O (ENXTPA:ALSMA)

17.3%

35.2%

Munic (ENXTPA:ALMUN)

29.4%

150%

MedinCell (ENXTPA:MEDCL)

16.4%

70.6%

OSE Immunotherapeutics (ENXTPA:OSE)

25.6%

5.9%

Click here to see the full list of 22 stocks from our Fast Growing Euronext Paris Companies With High Insider Ownership screener.

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Exclusive Networks

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Exclusive Networks SA is a global cybersecurity specialist focused on digital infrastructure, with a market capitalization of approximately €1.97 billion.

Operations: The company generates revenue primarily across three regions: €420 million from APAC, €4.04 billion from EMEA, and €689 million from the Americas.

Insider Ownership: 13.2%

Exclusive Networks, a French company, showcases robust growth with earnings expected to increase by 28.4% annually, outpacing the French market's 10.9%. Despite this, revenue growth projections of 14.4% yearly are below the high-growth benchmark of 20%. Recent changes include appointing KPMG as auditors and providing a fiscal year revenue guidance predicting up to 12% growth at constant currency. However, Q1 results showed a slight decline in revenue compared to the previous year.

ENXTPA:EXN Ownership Breakdown as at Jul 2024
ENXTPA:EXN Ownership Breakdown as at Jul 2024

Lectra

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Lectra SA offers industrial intelligence solutions for the fashion, automotive, and furniture sectors across Northern Europe, Southern Europe, the Americas, and Asia Pacific, with a market capitalization of approximately €1.16 billion.

Operations: The company generates revenue from the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions, amounting to €170.33 million and €110.28 million respectively.

Insider Ownership: 19.6%

Lectra SA, a French firm, is trading at 30.7% below its estimated fair value and is poised for substantial growth with earnings forecasted to increase by 28.6% annually, surpassing the French market's expectation of 10.9%. However, its revenue growth at 11.3% per year, though faster than the market average of 5.7%, does not meet the high-growth threshold of 20%. Recent financials indicate a slight dip in net income and EPS in Q1 2024 compared to the previous year.

ENXTPA:LSS Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Jul 2024
ENXTPA:LSS Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Jul 2024

VusionGroup

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★★★

Overview: VusionGroup S.A., with a market cap of €2.33 billion, specializes in offering digitalization solutions for commerce across Europe, Asia, and North America.

Operations: The company generates €801.96 million from installing and maintaining electronic shelf labels.

Insider Ownership: 13.5%

VusionGroup S.A., a growth-oriented company in France, has shown a significant financial improvement with sales increasing from €620.86 million to €801.96 million and net income surging to €79.77 million from €18.95 million last year. Analysts forecast robust earnings growth of 25.24% annually over the next three years, outpacing the French market's expectation of 10.9%. Despite its highly volatile share price recently, VusionGroup maintains high insider ownership but lacks recent insider trading activity, signaling mixed confidence internally while still holding potential for substantial value appreciation as indicated by analysts' optimistic price targets.

ENXTPA:VU Ownership Breakdown as at Jul 2024
ENXTPA:VU Ownership Breakdown as at Jul 2024

Summing It All Up

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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 ENXTPA:EXN ENXTPA:LSS and ENXTPA:VU.

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