Individual investors account for 56% of Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in München's (ETR:MUV2) ownership, while institutions account for 44%
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To get a sense of who is truly in control of Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in München (ETR:MUV2), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 56% to be precise, is individual investors. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).
Institutions, on the other hand, account for 44% of the company's stockholders. Institutions will often hold stock in bigger companies, and we expect to see insiders owning a noticeable percentage of the smaller ones.
Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft in München.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft in München?
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.
Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft in München 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 Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft in München's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.
Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft in München is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is BlackRock, Inc. with 5.9% of shares outstanding. The Vanguard Group, Inc. is the second largest shareholder owning 3.7% of common stock, and Capital Research and Management Company holds about 3.0% of the company stock.
On studying our ownership data, we found that 25 of the top shareholders collectively own less than 50% of the share register, implying that no single individual has a majority interest.
Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.