<div id="readability-page-1"><div><h3>Key Insights</h3><ul> <li> Significantly high institutional ownership implies AXA's stock price is sensitive to their trading actions </li> <li> 50% of the business is held by the top 21 shareholders </li> <li> Ownership research along with  analyst forecasts data  help provide a good understanding of opportunities in a stock </li> </ul><p>AI is about to change healthcare. These 20 stocks are working on everything from early diagnostics to drug discovery. The best part - they are all under $10bn in marketcap - there is still time to get in early.</p><p> Every investor in AXA SA (EPA:CS) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups.  With 40% stake, institutions 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. </p><p> Since institutional have access to huge amounts of capital, their market moves tend to receive a lot of scrutiny by retail or individual investors.  As a result, a sizeable amount of institutional money invested in a firm is generally viewed as a positive attribute.   </p><p> Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of AXA, beginning with the chart below. </p><p><span> View our latest analysis for AXA </span></p><figure><img height="245" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.simplywall.st/asset/chart/121238-ownership-breakdown-1-dark-2/1765369140433?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="746" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.simplywall.st/asset/chart/121238-ownership-breakdown-1-dark-2/1765369140433"/><figcaption>ENXTPA:CS Ownership Breakdown December 10th 2025</figcaption></figure> <h2>What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About AXA?</h2><p> 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. </p> <p> AXA already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company.  This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes.  If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at AXA's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters. </p><figure><img height="1048" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.simplywall.st/asset/chart/121238-earnings-and-revenue-growth-1-dark-2/1765369141898?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1642" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.simplywall.st/asset/chart/121238-earnings-and-revenue-growth-1-dark-2/1765369141898"/><figcaption>ENXTPA:CS Earnings and Revenue Growth December 10th 2025</figcaption></figure> <p> AXA is not owned by hedge funds.      AXA Assurances IARD Mutuelle is currently the largest shareholder, with 14% of shares outstanding.       For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 6.5% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 4.6% by the third-largest shareholder.   </p> <p> After doing some more digging, we found that the top 21 have the combined ownership of 50% in the company, suggesting that no single shareholder has significant control over the company.  </p> <p> While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing.   Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.  </p><h2>Insider Ownership Of AXA</h2><p> The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count.  The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves. </p><p> Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group. </p> <p> Our data suggests that insiders own under 1% of AXA SA in their own names.   However, it's possible that insiders might have an indirect interest through a more complex structure.    It is a very large company, so it would be surprising to see insiders own a large proportion of the company. Though their holding amounts to less than 1%, we can see that board members collectively own €79m worth of shares (at current prices).  Arguably recent buying and selling is just as important to consider. You can  click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.  </p> <h2>General Public Ownership</h2><p> The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 38% stake in AXA.   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. </p> <h2>Private Company Ownership</h2><p> It seems that Private Companies own 17%, of the AXA 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.  </p> <h2>Next Steps:</h2><p> I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too.    Be aware that  AXA is showing <strong> 1 warning sign in our investment analysis</strong> , you should know about...    </p> <p> But ultimately <strong> it is the future</strong>, 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. </p> <p><small>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.</small></p></div></div>

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<p>Institutional investors hold 40% of AXA SA, making its stock price sensitive to their actions. The top 21 shareholders own 50% of the company, indicating no single shareholder has significant control. Insiders own less than 1%, while the general public holds 38%. Private companies own 17%. Institutional ownership is seen as positive, but changes in their views can impact stock prices.</p>

AXA SA (EPA:CS) is favoured by institutional owners who hold 40% of the company