Yahoo Finance Is Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc. (NYSE:AOMR) Popular Amongst Institutions?
Every investor in Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc. (NYSE:AOMR) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. Large companies usually have institutions as shareholders, and we usually see insiders owning shares in smaller companies. Companies that used to be publicly owned tend to have lower insider ownership.
Angel Oak Mortgage is not a large company by global standards. It has a market capitalization of US$451m, which means it wouldn't have the attention of many institutional investors. In the chart below, we can see that institutions own shares in the company. Let's delve deeper into each type of owner, to discover more about Angel Oak Mortgage.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Angel Oak Mortgage?
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.
We can see that Angel Oak Mortgage does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. 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 Angel Oak Mortgage's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
It would appear that 41% of Angel Oak Mortgage shares are controlled by hedge funds. That's interesting, because hedge funds can be quite active and activist. Many look for medium term catalysts that will drive the share price higher. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP with 29% of shares outstanding. With 20% and 12% of the shares outstanding respectively, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. and Vivaldi Capital Management, LLC are the second and third largest shareholders. Additionally, the company's CEO Robert Williams directly holds 0.8% of the total shares outstanding.
To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 3 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of the company.
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.
Insider Ownership Of Angel Oak Mortgage
The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.
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.
We can see that insiders own shares in Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc.. As individuals, the insiders collectively own US$8.1m worth of the US$451m company. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.
General Public Ownership
The general public holds a 19% stake in Angel Oak Mortgage. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.
Next Steps:
While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 3 warning signs with Angel Oak Mortgage (at least 2 which are a bit concerning) , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.
Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.
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.
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