What Type Of Shareholder Owns Suda Pharmaceuticals Ltd's (ASX:SUD)?

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Every investor in Suda Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:SUD) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. Generally speaking, as a company grows, institutions will increase their ownership. Conversely, insiders often decrease their ownership over time. I generally like to see some degree of insider ownership, even if only a little. As Nassim Nicholas Taleb said, 'Don’t tell me what you think, tell me what you have in your portfolio.'

Suda Pharmaceuticals is not a large company by global standards. It has a market capitalization of AU$12m, which means it wouldn't have the attention of many institutional investors. In the chart below below, we can see that institutions don't own many shares in the company. Let's delve deeper into each type of owner, to discover more about SUD.

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ASX:SUD Ownership Summary, June 12th 2019
ASX:SUD Ownership Summary, June 12th 2019

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Suda Pharmaceuticals?

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.

Less than 5% of Suda Pharmaceuticals is held by institutional investors. This suggests that some funds have the company in their sights, but many have not yet bought shares in it. If the company is growing earnings, that may indicate that it is just beginning to catch the attention of these deep-pocketed investors. We sometimes see a rising share price when a few big institutions want to buy a certain stock at the same time. The history of earnings and revenue, which you can see below, could be helpful in considering if more institutional investors will want the stock. Of course, there are plenty of other factors to consider, too.

ASX:SUD Income Statement, June 12th 2019
ASX:SUD Income Statement, June 12th 2019

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Suda Pharmaceuticals. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of Suda Pharmaceuticals

The definition of company insiders can be subjective, and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

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.