What Type Of Shareholders Own The Most Number of Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLXS) Shares?

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Mon, Feb 1, 2021, 11:47 PM 4 min read

A look at the shareholders of Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLXS) 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. 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.

With a market capitalization of US$245m, Flexsteel Industries is a small cap stock, so it might not be well known by many institutional investors. Taking a look at our data on the ownership groups (below), it seems that institutions own shares in the company. Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Flexsteel Industries.

View our latest analysis for Flexsteel Industries

ownership-breakdown — NasdaqGS:FLXS Ownership Breakdown February 2nd 2021

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Flexsteel Industries?

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 Flexsteel Industries. 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. If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at Flexsteel Industries' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

earnings-and-revenue-growth — NasdaqGS:FLXS Earnings and Revenue Growth February 2nd 2021

Institutional investors own over 50% of the company, so together than can probably strongly influence board decisions. Hedge funds don't have many shares in Flexsteel Industries. Our data shows that Royce & Associates, LP is the largest shareholder with 14% of shares outstanding. With 7.9% and 6.0% of the shares outstanding respectively, Dimensional Fund Advisors L.P. and MidWest One Financial Group, Inc., Asset Management Arm are the second and third largest shareholders. Furthermore, CEO Jerald Dittmer is the owner of 0.8% of the company's shares.

Looking at the shareholder registry, we can see that 51% of the ownership is controlled by the top 14 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. As far I can tell there isn't analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.

Insider Ownership Of Flexsteel Industries

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. 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.

Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.

Our information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in Flexsteel Industries, Inc.. Insiders own US$25m worth of shares in the US$245m 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.

General Public Ownership

The general public holds a 36% stake in Flexsteel Industries. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Next Steps:

I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. To that end, you should learn about the 2 warning signs we've spotted with Flexsteel Industries (including 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable) .

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.

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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