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Oppenheimer Holdings' significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion
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The top 4 shareholders own 51% of the company
To get a sense of who is truly in control of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE:OPY), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. We can see that individual insiders own the lion's share in the company with 44% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).
And insiders own the top position in the company’s share registry despite recent sales.
In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Oppenheimer Holdings.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Oppenheimer Holdings?
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.
Oppenheimer Holdings already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in 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. 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 Oppenheimer Holdings, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Oppenheimer Holdings. With a 33% stake, CEO Albert Lowenthal is the largest shareholder. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 8.6% and 4.9%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.
On looking further, we found that 51% of the shares are owned by the top 4 shareholders. In other words, these shareholders have a meaningful say in the decisions of the company.
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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.
Insider Ownership Of Oppenheimer Holdings
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.