What Type Of Shareholders Make Up Growthpoint Properties Australia's (ASX:GOZ) Share Registry?

Simply Wall St

Sun, Oct 31, 2021, 8:14 PM 4 min read

A look at the shareholders of Growthpoint Properties Australia (ASX:GOZ) can tell us which group is most powerful. Institutions often own shares in more established companies, while it's not unusual to see insiders own a fair bit of smaller companies. Companies that used to be publicly owned tend to have lower insider ownership.

Growthpoint Properties Australia has a market capitalization of AU$3.2b, so we would expect some institutional investors to have noticed the stock. Our analysis of the ownership of the company, below, shows that institutions own shares in the company. Let's delve deeper into each type of owner, to discover more about Growthpoint Properties Australia.

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ownership-breakdown — ASX:GOZ Ownership Breakdown November 1st 2021

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Growthpoint Properties Australia?

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.

Growthpoint Properties Australia already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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 Growthpoint Properties Australia's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

earnings-and-revenue-growth — ASX:GOZ Earnings and Revenue Growth November 1st 2021

Since institutional investors own more than half the issued stock, the board will likely have to pay attention to their preferences. We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Growthpoint Properties Australia. The company's largest shareholder is Growthpoint Properties Limited, with ownership of 62%. This essentially means that they have extensive influence, if not outright control, over the future of the corporation. With 4.7% and 3.6% of the shares outstanding respectively, Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd. and The Vanguard Group, Inc. are the second and third largest shareholders.

While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. 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 Growthpoint Properties Australia

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.

I generally consider insider ownership to be a good thing. However, on some occasions it makes it more difficult for other shareholders to hold the board accountable for decisions.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own less than 1% of Growthpoint Properties Australia. Keep in mind that it's a big company, and the insiders own AU$28m worth of shares. The absolute value might be more important than the proportional share. Arguably, recent buying and selling is just as important to consider. You can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public holds a 17% stake in Growthpoint Properties Australia. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Growthpoint Properties Australia better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks for example - Growthpoint Properties Australia has 4 warning signs (and 2 which are concerning) we think you should know about.

But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter future.

NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the last twelve months, which refer to the 12-month period ending on the last date of the month the financial statement is dated. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.

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