ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Penta Research, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
131
Participants Small participant base
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$176,394
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Penta Research, Inc. · Alabama · Professional & Technical Services

$23M in assets, 131 participants

Penta Research, Inc.'s Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $23M in total assets and 131 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #15,322 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Alabama

Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 131 participants in Alabama, about 36% of the average Alabama filer (state average ~360 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#15,322
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+3.1%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$23,107,665 Top 25% higher than 75% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (131 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 140 in the plan year 2022 filing to 131 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 631284082 · Penta Research, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $23M · 131 · 75th

  • SCH $23M
  • SCH 131
  • SCH 75th
  • SCH ESOP
  • SCH near The Denver Wholesale Florists Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • SCH ind #15322

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Alabama →

Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Alabama filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN631284082
Plan Effective Date2019-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Penta Research, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Penta Research, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$69M 20.92975360216644% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$55M$60M$65M$70M$75M 202220232024 $56.9M $68.8M ▲ +20.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 280 $57M
2023 2 261 $64M
2024 2 232 $69M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Alabama

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500 0100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 23.107665 · Participants: 131Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership PlanStarfish Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 470.48798 · Participants: 1360Starfish Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanInline Electric Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 196.496733 · Participants: 287Inline Electric Employee Stock Ownership PlanRadiance Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 168.105591 · Participants: 874Radiance Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanSignature Homes Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 167.814551 · Participants: 123Signature Homes Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmployee Stock Ownership Plan for Employees of David Volkert and Associates, Inc. and Sub, Total assets ($M): 126.850762 · Participants: 909Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Employees of David Volkert and Associates, Inc. and Sub
Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants
Compare Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Alabama, the nearest ESOP by assets is The Denver Wholesale Florists Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CO ($23M); by covered participants it is Contempora Fabrics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NC (131 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (131 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan edged up modestly - up 3.1% during 2023, from $22M to $23M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Penta Research, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Penta Research, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 20.9%, from $57M to $69M.
Where does Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 75th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Denver Wholesale Florists Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CO ($23M, 193 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Penta Research Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Contempora Fabrics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NC (131 participants, $16M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 631284082.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.