Yahoo Finance The Fulham Shore PLC's (LON:FUL) CEO Nabil Ayad Mankarious is the most upbeat insider, and their holdings increased by 20% last week
To get a sense of who is truly in control of The Fulham Shore PLC (LON:FUL), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 52% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).
Clearly, insiders benefitted the most after the company's market cap rose by UK£14m last week.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Fulham Shore, beginning with the chart below.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Fulham Shore?
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 Fulham Shore does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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. It is not uncommon to see a big share price drop if two large institutional investors try to sell out of a stock at the same time. So it is worth checking the past earnings trajectory of Fulham Shore, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
Fulham Shore is not owned by hedge funds. With a 18% stake, CEO Nabil Ayad Mankarious is the largest shareholder. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 13% and 13% of the stock. Interestingly, the third-largest shareholder, David Page is also a Chairman of the Board, again, indicating strong insider ownership amongst the company's top shareholders.
To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 5 shareholders control more than half of the company which implies that this group has considerable sway over the company's decision-making.
While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.
Insider Ownership Of Fulham Shore
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. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.
I generally consider insider ownership to be a good thing. However, on some occasions it makes it more difficult for other shareholders to hold the board accountable for decisions.
It seems that insiders own more than half the The Fulham Shore PLC stock. This gives them a lot of power. That means they own UK£44m worth of shares in the UK£84m company. That's quite meaningful. It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.
General Public Ownership
The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 19% stake in Fulham Shore. 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.
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 risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Fulham Shore you should know about.
But ultimately it is the future, 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.
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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