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Significant control over Bucher Industries by retail investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
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A total of 19 investors have a majority stake in the company with 50% ownership
Every investor in Bucher Industries AG (VTX:BUCN) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that retail investors own the lion's share in the company with 42% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.
And individual insiders on the other hand have a 36% ownership in the company. Generally speaking, as a company grows, institutions will increase their ownership. Conversely, insiders often decrease their ownership over time.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Bucher Industries, beginning with the chart below.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Bucher Industries?
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.
Bucher Industries 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. 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 Bucher Industries' historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Bucher Industries. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Rudolf Hauser with 25% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 5.9% and 4.3%, of the shares outstanding, respectively. Anita Hauser, who is the third-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Vice Chairman.
A closer look at our ownership figures suggests that the top 19 shareholders have a combined ownership of 50% implying that no single shareholder has a majority.
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 plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.