While institutions own 40% of Schweiter Technologies AG (VTX:SWTQ), individual investors are its largest shareholders with 42% ownership – Yahoo Finance
A look at the shareholders of Schweiter Technologies AG (VTX:SWTQ) can tell us which group is most powerful. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 42% to be precise, is individual investors. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).
Meanwhile, institutions make up 40% of the company’s shareholders. Institutions often own shares in more established companies, while it’s not unusual to see insiders own a fair bit of smaller companies.
Let’s delve deeper into each type of owner of Schweiter Technologies, beginning with the chart below.
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Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it’s included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.
We can see that Schweiter Technologies 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. 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 Schweiter Technologies’ earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
We note that hedge funds don’t have a meaningful investment in Schweiter Technologies. Corisol Holding AG is currently the company’s largest shareholder with 13% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 13% and 10% of the 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.
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 are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.
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.
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.
We can see that insiders own shares in Schweiter Technologies AG. This is a big company, so it is good to see this level of alignment. Insiders own CHF63m worth of shares (at current prices). If you would like to explore the question of insider alignment, you can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.
The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 42% stake in Schweiter Technologies. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.
Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 13%, of the company’s shares. 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.
I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Be aware that Schweiter Technologies is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about…
Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.
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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