What Kind Of Investors Own Most Of Palladium One Mining Inc. (CVE:PDM)?
If you want to know who really controls Palladium One Mining Inc. ( CVE:PDM ), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. Generally speaking, as a company grows, institutions will increase their ownership. Conversely, insiders often decrease their ownership over time. Warren Buffett said that he likes "a business with enduring competitive advantages that is run by able and owner-oriented people." So it's nice to see some insider ownership, because it may suggest that management is owner-oriented.
Palladium One Mining is not a large company by global standards. It has a market capitalization of CA$58m, which means it wouldn't have the attention of many institutional investors. In the chart below, we can see thatinstitutional investors have not yet purchased much of the company. We can zoom in on the different ownership groups, to learn more about Palladium One Mining.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Palladium One Mining?
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.
Less than 5% of Palladium One Mining is held by institutional investors. This suggests that some funds have the company in their sights, but many have not yet bought shares in it. If the business gets stronger from here, we could see a situation where more institutions are keen to buy. It is not uncommon to see a big share price rise if multiple institutional investors are trying to buy into a stock at the same time. So check out the historic earnings trajectory, below, but keep in mind it's the future that counts most.
Palladium One Mining is not owned by hedge funds. The company's largest shareholder is Eric Sprott, with ownership of 20%. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 1.5% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 0.8% by the third-largest shareholder.
Our studies suggest that the top 5 shareholders collectively control less than half of the company's shares, meaning that the company's shares are widely disseminated and there is no dominant shareholder.
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. There is some analyst coverage of the stock, but it could still become more well known, with time.
Insider Ownership Of Palladium One Mining
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. 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.
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.
Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Palladium One Mining Inc.. Insiders have a CA$12m stake in this CA$58m business. This may suggest that the founders still own a lot of shares. You can click here to see if they have been buying or selling.
General Public Ownership
The general public -- mostly retail investors -- own 78% of Palladium One Mining. This level of ownership gives retail investors the power to sway key policy decisions such as board composition, executive compensation, and the dividend payout ratio.
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While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. Be aware that Palladium One Mining is showing 6 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 3 of those are a bit concerning...
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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