If you want to know who really controls Gulf Manganese Corporation Limited (ASX:GMC), 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. 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.
Gulf Manganese is not a large company by global standards. It has a market capitalization of AU$30m, which means it wouldn't have the attention of many institutional investors. Our analysis of the ownership of the company, below, shows that institutional investors have bought into the company. Let's delve deeper into each type of owner, to discover more about GMC.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Gulf Manganese?
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.
Gulf Manganese already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own 6.4% of the company. 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 Gulf Manganese's earnings history, below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Gulf Manganese. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.
Insider Ownership Of Gulf Manganese
The definition of company insiders can be subjective, and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. 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.
Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Gulf Manganese Corporation Limited. Insiders have a AU$4.0m stake in this AU$30m business. I would say this shows alignment with shareholders, but it is worth noting that the company is still quite small; some insiders may have founded the business. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.