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Every investor in Mirbud S.A. (WSE:MRB) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. Institutions often own shares in more established companies, while it's not unusual to see insiders own a fair bit of smaller companies. I quite like to see at least a little bit of insider ownership. As Charlie Munger said 'Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome.'
Mirbud is a smaller company with a market capitalization of zł87m, so it may still be flying under the radar of many institutional investors. Taking a look at our data on the ownership groups (below), it's seems that institutions own shares in the company. Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholder can tell us about MRB.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Mirbud?
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.
As you can see, institutional investors own 17% of Mirbud. 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 Mirbud, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Mirbud. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.
Insider Ownership Of Mirbud
While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.
Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.
Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Mirbud S.A.. Insiders own zł36m worth of shares in the zł87m company. This may suggest that the founders still own a lot of shares. You can click here to see if they have been buying or selling.