Yahoo Finance What Percentage Of Ferrexpo plc (LON:FXPO) Shares Do Insiders Own?
A look at the shareholders of Ferrexpo plc (LON: FXPO) can tell us which group is most powerful. Large companies usually have institutions as shareholders, and we usually see insiders owning shares in smaller companies. I quite like to see at least a little bit of insider ownership. As Charlie Munger said 'Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome.
Ferrexpo isn't enormous, but it's not particularly small either. It has a market capitalization of UK£830m, which means it would generally expect to see some institutions on the share registry. In the chart below, we can see that institutions own shares in the company. We can zoom in on the different ownership groups, to learn more about Ferrexpo.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Ferrexpo?
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 Ferrexpo does have institutional investors, and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This suggests some credibility amongst professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone since institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. 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 Ferrexpo's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Ferrexpo. Kostyantin Zhevago is currently the company's largest shareholder with 50% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. BlackRock, Inc. is the second largest shareholder owning 6.0% of common stock, and Schroder Investment Management Limited holds about 5.8% of the company stock.
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. There are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.
Insider Ownership Of Ferrexpo
The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.
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 Ferrexpo plc stock. This gives them a lot of power. Given it has a market cap of UK£830m, that means insiders have a whopping UK£420m worth of shares in their own names. It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been selling any of their shares.
General Public Ownership
The general public-- including retail investors -- own a stake of less than 3%. This is very low, making them a very small group of shareholders in Ferrexpo. So they don't have much influence on the company, and the shares may not be actively traded.
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 4 warning signs for Ferrexpo 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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