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Individual investors account for 49% of Marimaca Copper Corp.'s (TSE:MARI) ownership, while private equity firms account for 25%

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Key Insights

  • The considerable ownership by individual investors in Marimaca Copper indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy

  • A total of 4 investors have a majority stake in the company with 51% ownership

  • Institutional ownership in Marimaca Copper is 16%

Every investor in Marimaca Copper Corp. (TSE:MARI) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that individual investors own the lion's share in the company with 49% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Private equity firms, on the other hand, account for 25% of the company's stockholders.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Marimaca Copper, beginning with the chart below.

View our latest analysis for Marimaca Copper

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TSX:MARI Ownership Breakdown February 4th 2025

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Marimaca Copper?

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.

Marimaca Copper already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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 Marimaca Copper's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

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TSX:MARI Earnings and Revenue Growth February 4th 2025

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Marimaca Copper. Greenstone Capital LLP is currently the company's largest shareholder with 25% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 15% and 9.5% of the stock.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 4 shareholders control more than half of the company which implies that this group has considerable sway over the company's decision-making.

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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Marimaca Copper

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.