What Type Of Shareholders Own The Most Number of Carney Technology Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:CTAQ) Shares?
Simply Wall St
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A look at the shareholders of Carney Technology Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:CTAQ) 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 used to be publicly owned tend to have lower insider ownership.
Carney Technology Acquisition II is a smaller company with a market capitalization of US$506m, so it may still be flying under the radar 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. We can zoom in on the different ownership groups, to learn more about Carney Technology Acquisition II.
What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Carney Technology Acquisition II?
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.
Carney Technology Acquisition II 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. 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 Carney Technology Acquisition II's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
NasdaqCM:CTAQ Earnings and Revenue Growth July 23rd 2022
Since institutional investors own more than half the issued stock, the board will likely have to pay attention to their preferences. Carney Technology Acquisition II is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Carney Technology Sponsor II LLC with 20% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 4.3% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 3.9% by the third-largest shareholder.
After doing some more digging, we found that the top 12 have the combined ownership of 50% in the company, suggesting that no single shareholder has significant control over the company.
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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.
Insider Ownership Of Carney Technology Acquisition II
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.
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.
We note our data does not show any board members holding shares, personally. Not all jurisdictions have the same rules around disclosing insider ownership, and it is possible we have missed something, here. So you can click here learn more about the CEO.
General Public Ownership
With a 11% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Carney Technology Acquisition II. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.
Private Company Ownership
We can see that Private Companies own 20%, of the shares on issue. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.
Next Steps:
It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Carney Technology Acquisition II better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 4 warning signs for Carney Technology Acquisition II you should be aware of, and 3 of them are significant.
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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