Yahoo Finance Retail investors account for 40% of SoftwareONE Holding AG's (VTX:SWON) ownership, while private companies account for 30%
Key Insights
Significant control over SoftwareONE Holding by retail investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
A total of 12 investors have a majority stake in the company with 50% ownership
Every investor in SoftwareONE Holding AG (VTX:SWON) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 40% stake, retail investors possess the maximum shares in the company. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
Meanwhile, private companies make up 30% of the company’s shareholders.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of SoftwareONE Holding, beginning with the chart below.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About SoftwareONE Holding?
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.
SoftwareONE Holding 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. 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 SoftwareONE Holding, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in SoftwareONE Holding. Our data shows that B. Curti Holding Ag is the largest shareholder with 30% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 5.2% and 3.3%, of the shares outstanding, respectively. Furthermore, CEO Dieter Schlosser is the owner of 0.6% of the company's shares.
A closer look at our ownership figures suggests that the top 12 shareholders have a combined ownership of 50% implying that no single shareholder has a majority.
Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.
Insider Ownership Of SoftwareONE Holding
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.
Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.
Shareholders would probably be interested to learn that insiders own shares in SoftwareONE Holding AG. It is a pretty big company, so it is generally a positive to see some potentially meaningful alignment. In this case, they own around CHF41m worth of shares (at current prices). Most would say this shows alignment of interests between shareholders and the board. Still, it might be worth checking if those insiders have been selling.
General Public Ownership
With a 40% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over SoftwareONE Holding. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.
Private Company Ownership
It seems that Private Companies own 30%, of the SoftwareONE Holding stock. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.
Next Steps:
It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand SoftwareONE Holding better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks for example - SoftwareONE Holding has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.
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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