Bigtincan Holdings Limited (ASX:BTH) stock most popular amongst individual investors who own 51%, while hedge funds hold 24%
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If you want to know who really controls Bigtincan Holdings Limited (ASX:BTH), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 51% to be precise, is individual investors. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
Hedge funds, on the other hand, account for 24% of the company's stockholders.
Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Bigtincan Holdings.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Bigtincan Holdings?
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.
As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Bigtincan Holdings. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Bigtincan Holdings' historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.
Our data indicates that hedge funds own 24% of Bigtincan Holdings. That worth noting, since hedge funds are often quite active investors, who may try to influence management. Many want to see value creation (and a higher share price) in the short term or medium term. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is SQN Investors LP with 14% of shares outstanding. Regal Partners Limited is the second largest shareholder owning 11% of common stock, and Australian Ethical Investment Ltd. holds about 10% of the company stock.
Our studies suggest that the top 16 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 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.