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Key Insights
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Vossloh's significant private companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
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Stella VermÖGensverwaltungs- Gmbh owns 50% of the company
If you want to know who really controls Vossloh AG (ETR:VOS), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are private companies with 50% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).
Individual investors, on the other hand, account for 33% of the company's stockholders.
In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Vossloh.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Vossloh?
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.
Vossloh 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 Vossloh's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Vossloh. Stella VermÖGensverwaltungs- Gmbh is currently the company's largest shareholder with 50% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. Franklin Resources, Inc. is the second largest shareholder owning 2.9% of common stock, and The Vanguard Group, Inc. holds about 2.0% of the company stock.
While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.
Insider Ownership Of Vossloh
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.