FitLife Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:FTLF) has caught the attention of hedge funds investors who hold a sizeable 45% stake

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Key Insights

  • Significantly high institutional ownership implies FitLife Brands' stock price is sensitive to their trading actions

  • 56% of the business is held by the top 2 shareholders

  • Insiders own 14% of FitLife Brands

If you want to know who really controls FitLife Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:FTLF), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. We can see that hedge funds own the lion's share in the company with 45% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Because hedge funds owners have a huge pool of resources and liquidity, their investing decisions tend to carry a great deal of weight, especially with individual investors. Therefore, a good portion of institutional money invested in the company is usually a huge vote of confidence on its future.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about FitLife Brands.

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NasdaqCM:FTLF Ownership Breakdown May 23rd 2024

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About FitLife Brands?

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.

Institutions have a very small stake in FitLife Brands. That indicates that the company is on the radar of some funds, but it isn't particularly popular with professional investors at the moment. So if the company itself can improve over time, we may well see more institutional buyers in the future. It is not uncommon to see a big share price rise if multiple institutional investors are trying to buy into a stock at the same time. So check out the historic earnings trajectory, below, but keep in mind it's the future that counts most.

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NasdaqCM:FTLF Earnings and Revenue Growth May 23rd 2024

It looks like hedge funds own 45% of FitLife Brands shares. 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. The company's largest shareholder is Sudbury Capital Management, LLC, with ownership of 45%. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 11% and 1.7% of the stock. Dayton Judd, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Chief Executive Officer.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 2 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.