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Significant control over Super Retail Group by individual investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
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A total of 18 investors have a majority stake in the company with 50% ownership
Every investor in Super Retail Group Limited (ASX:SUL) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 45% 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).
While insiders, who own 30% shares weren’t spared from last week’s AU$108m market cap drop, individual investors as a group suffered the maximum losses
In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Super Retail Group.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Super Retail Group?
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 have a fair amount of stake in Super Retail Group. 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 Super Retail Group, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
Super Retail Group is not owned by hedge funds. Reginald Rowe is currently the company's largest shareholder with 28% of shares outstanding. With 4.7% and 4.4% of the shares outstanding respectively, Challenger Limited and The Vanguard Group, Inc. are the second and third largest shareholders.
Looking at the shareholder registry, we can see that 50% of the ownership is controlled by the top 18 shareholders, meaning that no single shareholder has a majority interest in the ownership.
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. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.
Insider Ownership Of Super Retail Group
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.