A look at the shareholders of Siegfried Holding AG (VTX:SFZN) can tell us which group is most powerful. We can see that individual investors own the lion's share in the company with 46% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
While institutions who own 41% came under pressure after market cap dropped to CHF2.7b last week,individual investors took the most losses.
In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Siegfried Holding.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Siegfried Holding?
Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it's included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.
As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Siegfried Holding. 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. 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 Siegfried Holding's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Siegfried Holding. Ernst Stiftung is currently the largest shareholder, with 6.7% of shares outstanding. With 5.3% and 3.3% of the shares outstanding respectively, EGS Beteiligungen AG and The Vanguard Group, Inc. are the second and third largest shareholders.
Our studies suggest that the top 25 shareholders collectively control less than half of the company's shares, meaning that the company's shares are widely disseminated and there is no dominant shareholder.
While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. There are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.
Insider Ownership Of Siegfried Holding
The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.