A look at the shareholders of VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities plc (LON:GSEO) can tell us which group is most powerful. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders. Companies that have been privatized tend to have low insider ownership.

VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities is not a large company by global standards. It has a market capitalization of UK£463m, which means it wouldn't have the attention of many institutional investors. Taking a look at our data on the ownership groups (below), it seems that institutions are noticeable on the share registry. Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities?

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.

VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. 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 VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Since institutional investors own more than half the issued stock, the board will likely have to pay attention to their preferences. Hedge funds don't have many shares in VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities. Quilter Cheviot Limited is currently the largest shareholder, with 12% of shares outstanding. With 7.4% and 4.7% of the shares outstanding respectively, Sarasin & Partners LLP and Courtiers Asset Management Limited are the second and third largest shareholders.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 11 have the combined ownership of 50% in the company, suggesting that no single shareholder has significant control over the company.

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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.