Yahoo Finance What Type Of Shareholders Own The Most Number of Kadem Sustainable Impact Corporation (NASDAQ:KSI) Shares?
If you want to know who really controls Kadem Sustainable Impact Corporation (NASDAQ:KSI), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders. We also tend to see lower insider ownership in companies that were previously publicly owned.
Kadem Sustainable Impact is not a large company by global standards. It has a market capitalization of US$215m, which means it wouldn't have the attention of many institutional investors. Our analysis of the ownership of the company, below, shows that institutions are noticeable on the share registry. Let's delve deeper into each type of owner, to discover more about Kadem Sustainable Impact.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Kadem Sustainable Impact?
Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.
We can see that Kadem Sustainable Impact 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. 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 Kadem Sustainable Impact, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
Our data indicates that hedge funds own 16% of Kadem Sustainable Impact. That catches my attention because hedge funds sometimes try to influence management, or bring about changes that will create near term value for shareholders. Kadem Management, LLC is currently the company's largest shareholder with 20% of shares outstanding. Tenor Capital Management Company, L.P. is the second largest shareholder owning 7.9% of common stock, and Linden Advisors LP holds about 7.8% of the company stock.
We also observed that the top 8 shareholders account for more than half of the share register, with a few smaller shareholders to balance the interests of the larger ones to a certain extent.
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. We're not picking up on any analyst coverage of the stock at the moment, so the company is unlikely to be widely held.
Insider Ownership Of Kadem Sustainable Impact
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.
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 note our data does not show any board members holding shares, personally. Not all jurisdictions have the same rules around disclosing insider ownership, and it is possible we have missed something, here. So you can click here learn more about the CEO.
General Public Ownership
With a 18% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Kadem Sustainable Impact. 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 20%, of the Kadem Sustainable Impact stock. Private companies may be related parties. Sometimes insiders have an interest in a public company through a holding in a private company, rather than in their own capacity as an individual. While it's hard to draw any broad stroke conclusions, it is worth noting as an area for further research.
Next Steps:
It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Kadem Sustainable Impact better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks for example - Kadem Sustainable Impact has 4 warning signs (and 3 which are concerning) we think you should know about.
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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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